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Memorial held for green campaigner

Tue, 2017-09-05 00:23
Around 200 members of family and colleagues attended a memorial for Stephen Tindale.
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ISS crew return to Earth

Sun, 2017-09-03 18:38
The three-person crew of Peggy Whitson, Jack Fischer and Fyodor Yurchikhin have landed safely in Kazakhstan.
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Multiple waterspouts spotted in Sochi

Sat, 2017-09-02 03:06
Footage of a number of waterspouts in Russia has emerged.
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XFEL: Brilliant X-ray laser comes online

Sat, 2017-09-02 01:04
A powerful machine opens in Germany to probe the structure of matter to help make new drugs and materials.
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust launches Lackford Lakes appeal

Fri, 2017-09-01 20:04
Suffolk Wildlife Trust says species including the stone curlew will benefit from the purchase.
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Florence: Largest asteroid in century to safely fly by Earth

Fri, 2017-09-01 19:57
Florence will pass by at a relatively close distance but scientists say there is nothing to worry about.
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Young tagged hen harrier goes missing in 'suspicious' circumstances

Fri, 2017-09-01 09:41
Calluna, a female harrier fitted with a satellite tag, has not been tracked for more than a fortnight.
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Inefficient vacuum cleaner sales banned

Fri, 2017-09-01 09:02
Those using more than 900 watts and emitting more than 80 decibels are now banned in Europe's shops.
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New research reveals why is yawning so contagious

Fri, 2017-09-01 04:25
New research sheds light on why yawns are so contagious.
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Clues to why leaves come in many sizes

Fri, 2017-09-01 04:14
Scientists are closer to solving one of the big puzzles of the plant world - why leaf size matters.
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Otter 'social learning' observed in Anglia Ruskin University study

Fri, 2017-09-01 00:52
Researchers observe smooth-coated otters watching and learning from each other.
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Flood capital

Thu, 2017-08-31 22:02
The reasons why the fourth-largest city in the US has become its flood capital.
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Hyperloop pod breaks own high-speed record

Thu, 2017-08-31 21:58
More tests next month might mean the pods for the science-fictional transport system hit 500 km/h
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The scientists watching stars being born

Thu, 2017-08-31 20:53
This is the largest radio telescope on Earth, 5,000m up in the Atacama Desert. It can see stars and planets being born millions of light-years away.
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Amazon study discovers 381 new species in two-year period

Thu, 2017-08-31 20:02
Conservation charity WWF warns that the species were found in areas at risk from human activity.
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Science funding: Will 'picking winners' work?

Thu, 2017-08-31 19:09
Why has the government returned to an industrial strategy abandoned in the 1980s?
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The animals rescued from war zones

Thu, 2017-08-31 11:40
Vet Amir Khalil goes into conflict areas to save the zoo animals left behind.
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First cancer 'living drug' gets go-ahead

Thu, 2017-08-31 04:47
US authorities approve a treatment which re-designs a patient's own immune system to attack cancer.
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Brazil court blocks Amazon mining decree

Thu, 2017-08-31 01:51
The order prevents the government from exploiting a protected area bigger than Denmark.
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Cassini hints at young age for Saturn's rings

Wed, 2017-08-30 15:27
New data gathered by the Cassini probe suggests Saturn's icy bands formed relatively recently.
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