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Record-sized data centre planned inside Arctic Circle

Tue, 2017-08-15 09:08
The facility in the north of Norway will take advantage of cheap energy and the cool air.
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Italy official defends killing rare bear after man mauled

Mon, 2017-08-14 21:55
A rare female brown bear had to be shot in the Italian Alps as it threatened humans, a governor says.
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Bats set up home inside dinosaur at Devon theme park

Mon, 2017-08-14 18:15
The lesser horseshoe bats moved in to the belly of a triceratops at the Wildlife and Dinosaur Park.
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Cassini to skim Saturn's atmosphere

Mon, 2017-08-14 10:16
Cassini is on its final five full orbits of Saturn, getting close enough to directly "taste" its gases.
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Rare white moose captured on film in Sweden

Mon, 2017-08-14 02:40
It's one of just 100 in Sweden.
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Perseid meteor shower set to peak at weekend

Sat, 2017-08-12 12:40
Stargazers will get the opportunity to spot shooting stars during the annual Perseid meteor shower.
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Fish sauced? Goldfish turn to alcohol to survive icy winters

Sat, 2017-08-12 02:19
Researchers uncover the evolved ability of goldfish to generate alcohol when deprived of oxygen.
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Climate crusader Gore takes up arms again

Fri, 2017-08-11 21:11
BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin reviews Al Gore's climate movie sequel.
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Anger over 'untrue' climate change claims

Fri, 2017-08-11 20:55
Scientists respond furiously to claims about climate change made in a BBC radio interview.
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GM pigs take step to being organ donors

Fri, 2017-08-11 11:01
Pigs have been freed of viruses that stop them being viable organ donors.
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Climate change has shifted the timing of European floods

Fri, 2017-08-11 08:58
In different parts of Europe, rivers are flooding earlier or later because of rising temperatures, say scientists.
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US report confirms 2016 as warmest year on record

Fri, 2017-08-11 08:11
Long-term global warming and a strong El Niño effect combined to set a new record for the planet.
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Giant dinosaur slims down... a bit

Thu, 2017-08-10 22:11
Scientists revise their estimate of the bulk of a colossal titanosaur, but not by much.
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Al Gore on the Paris agreement, Trump and climate change

Thu, 2017-08-10 22:01
The former US vice president says the US will meet its targets "in spite of Donald Trump."
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Cannibals engraved bones of the dead

Thu, 2017-08-10 19:25
The prehistoric cannibals of southern England marked up the bones of the people they ate.
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Seals given iron oxide orange 'makeover' in Essex coastal mud

Thu, 2017-08-10 19:12
The animals were filmed by the Essex Wildlife Trust which says the rust is harmless to them.
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First 'winged' mammals flew over dinosaurs

Thu, 2017-08-10 17:49
Fossils of the first "winged" mammals, from 160 million years ago, are discovered in China.
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Exposure to oil sends birds off course

Thu, 2017-08-10 17:47
Even light exposure to oil from disasters like the Deep Water Horizon oil spill makes flying more difficult for birds.
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Electrofishing: Saviour of the sea or fracking of the oceans?

Thu, 2017-08-10 09:11
A controversial new fishing technique is being tested in the Netherlands using electric pulses.
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Pioneering type 1 diabetes therapy safe

Thu, 2017-08-10 04:00
One day, the immunotherapy could free patients from daily insulin injections.
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