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Call to conserve 'crucial' rare Wales spider species

Fri, 2017-10-27 18:24
Some of the 500 species of spiders that live in Wales are found almost nowhere else in the world.
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Dinosaur sported 'bandit mask'

Fri, 2017-10-27 04:11
A dinosaur from China had a "bandit mask" pattern in the feather on its faces, fossil analysis has shown.
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Bloodhound car tested ahead of 1,000mph record attempt

Fri, 2017-10-27 02:07
The 'world's fastest car' goes through its first public tests ahead of a land speed record attempt.
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Ancient skull 'oldest tsunami victim'

Thu, 2017-10-26 16:34
The person is likely to have died in Papua New Guinea about 6,000 years ago, scientists say.
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How the river Ganges was taken to London

Thu, 2017-10-26 10:54
Neil MacGregor explains how an extraordinary journey was made possible by the largest silver objects ever produced.
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Bloodhound supersonic car set for first public runs

Thu, 2017-10-26 10:46
The British-led Bloodhound vehicle is scheduled to conduct some slow-speed trials in Newquay, Cornwall.
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Ichthyosaur fossil discovered for first time in India

Thu, 2017-10-26 03:38
The fossil, which is 152 million years old, is the first ichthyosaur found in India.
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Why thousands of Bittell Reservoir fish are moving home

Thu, 2017-10-26 03:07
Hundreds of thousands of fish are being taken out of one of the Midlands' largest reservoirs.
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'Incredible' editing of life's building blocks

Thu, 2017-10-26 03:00
The studies could lead to new treatments for inherited diseases.
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Viking trade in red squirrels may have spread leprosy

Thu, 2017-10-26 00:13
Leprosy found in red squirrels is also found in pre-Norman bones in Suffolk and Scandinavia.
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Wildlife colonises man-made rockpools

Wed, 2017-10-25 19:40
Aberystwyth University scientists work to make manmade sea defences a better home for Nature.
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Waterworld

Wed, 2017-10-25 19:30
An exec producer of Blue Planet II reveals why not all of the series was filmed in the wild.
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BBC wrong to not challenge climate sceptic Lord Lawson

Wed, 2017-10-25 13:00
An interview with Lord Lawson should have been challenged, the corporation's complaints unit says.
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How science transformed the world in 100 years

Wed, 2017-10-25 10:28
We need to be more concerned than ever about how society uses scientific discoveries, says Venki Ramakrishnan.
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Drones are being used to protect elephants and rhinos from poachers.

Wed, 2017-10-25 09:44
In parts of southern Africa drones are being used to protect elephants and rhinos from poachers
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Paul Weitz: Skylab and shuttle astronaut dies aged 85

Wed, 2017-10-25 01:51
US astronaut Paul Weitz, who helped save a Nasa space station after it was damaged during launch, has died aged 85.
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Astrolabe: Shipwreck find 'earliest navigation tool'

Tue, 2017-10-24 15:00
Marine archaeologists say the object - discovered off the coast of Oman - is an astrolabe.
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The Lion Man: An Ice Age masterpiece

Tue, 2017-10-24 11:30
The story behind a small ivory sculpture that was carved 40,000 years ago.
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Paris accord: US and Syria alone as Nicaragua signs

Tue, 2017-10-24 09:16
Nicaragua signs the Paris agreement, leaving only two countries not supporting it.
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Stephen Hawking PhD readers crash Cambridge University website

Tue, 2017-10-24 01:21
Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis, written as a 24-year-old, was made available to the public on Monday.
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