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Ivory trade to be banned in UK 'to protect elephants'

Fri, 2017-10-06 14:38
Conservation groups welcome government proposals for a full-scale ban on sales and exports.
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SS Thistlegorm images released by Nottingham University

Fri, 2017-10-06 10:18
The SS Thistlegorm, a British merchant steam ship, was hit by a German bomber in 1941.
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Mike Pence wants to see astronauts return to the Moon

Fri, 2017-10-06 05:24
The US vice-president expresses the intention for America to send humans back to the lunar surface.
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Pesticides linked to bee deaths found in most honey samples

Fri, 2017-10-06 05:16
A new study finds traces of neonicotinoid chemicals in 75% of honey samples from across the world.
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What do peace and dynamite have in common?

Fri, 2017-10-06 01:53
The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday but where do the prizes come from?
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100 Women: Where are the female Nobel Prize winners?

Thu, 2017-10-05 21:22
The 2017 Nobel prizes for the sciences have all been announced, but many in the scientific community are pointing out the lack of female laureates.
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Government 'failed to clean up air'

Thu, 2017-10-05 20:37
New figures show the UK government failed to reduce illegal levels of air pollution in the 18 months after a court ordered it to clean up the air.
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Food and farming 'needs total rethink'

Thu, 2017-10-05 16:26
A major conference examines how to limit the more damaging impacts of intensive farming systems.
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Athenia: Is this the wreck of the first ship to be sunk in WW2?

Thu, 2017-10-05 09:13
The remains of a passenger liner torpedoed by a U-boat just hours into the war may have been found.
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Sputnik's influence

Thu, 2017-10-05 00:12
For the Soviet Union, the launch of the satellite was a triumph not just for science. but socialism.
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The dog with the world's longest tongue

Wed, 2017-10-04 20:41
Meet Mochi from South Dakota, who has just bagged herself a Guinness World Record.
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Nobel prize awarded for imaging molecules

Wed, 2017-10-04 19:57
The Nobel prize in chemistry is awarded to three scientists for advances in the imaging of biological molecules
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The team that tracked Sputnik - and the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile

Wed, 2017-10-04 10:44
How a British observatory played a crucial part in the Cold War.
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Bird deaths: Pheasants 'most likely species' to die on UK roads

Wed, 2017-10-04 09:02
Pheasants are the bird species most likely to be run over on UK roads, according to new research.
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Five plants and animals we don't want any more of

Wed, 2017-10-04 00:50
They may not be household names, but, according to experts, they pose risks to the environment.
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Einstein's waves win Nobel Prize in physics

Tue, 2017-10-03 19:54
The 2017 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists for the detection of gravitational waves.
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Prehistoric reptile's last meal revealed

Tue, 2017-10-03 19:13
The fossil of a marine reptile from 199 million years ago gives clues to the diet of baby reptiles.
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Beaver kit spotted on recent survey in Knapdale Forest

Tue, 2017-10-03 10:31
Only one of four groups of Beavers in Argyll is showing signs of successful breeding.
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Michael Gove suggests plastic bottle deposit scheme

Tue, 2017-10-03 02:54
Michael Gove wants views on whether a "reward and return" system would improve recycling in England.
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Body clock scientists win Nobel Prize

Mon, 2017-10-02 21:18
Understanding how our bodies keep time has "vast implications" for health, say Nobel committee.
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