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Ministers want 'ambitious' post-Brexit research deal

Wed, 2017-09-06 22:52
Options for collaboration between research communities post-Brexit will be set out in a government paper.
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Households 'need help to get warmer home'

Wed, 2017-09-06 16:36
England’s householders get a raw deal over insulating their homes to save on energy bills, researchers say.
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Meteor bursting into flames caught on camera.

Wed, 2017-09-06 15:51
A home security camera caught the moment a meteor over Canada burst into flames.
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Bid to rescue Ben Nevis weather data

Wed, 2017-09-06 13:33
Help is sought to digitise a unique set of records gathered on top of the UK's highest mountain.
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Swansea Uni study: African Wild dogs 'sneeze to vote'

Wed, 2017-09-06 10:15
The animals hold "social rallies" and choose when to hunt via a sneezing ballot, a study finds.
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Life after Earth

Wed, 2017-09-06 09:44
In September 1991, eight scientists sealed themselves inside a giant greenhouse for two years. Linda Leigh was one of them.
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Close research links with EU 'negotiable' post-Brexit

Wed, 2017-09-06 07:30
Options for collaboration between research communities post-Brexit will be set out in a government paper.
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Nasa shares video of Hurrican Irma viewed from space

Wed, 2017-09-06 03:59
The Category 5 storm is due to make landfall on the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean later.
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Lentils: 'First UK commercial crop' harvested

Tue, 2017-09-05 20:43
A supplier is working with farms in Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Suffolk, Sussex and Wiltshire.
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Scientists and astronauts join forces to create world's deepest coral farm

Tue, 2017-09-05 16:42
Scientists from Florida International University have teamed up with Nasa to create the world's deepest coral farm in an effort to tackle the decline of coral reefs.
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Northern lights linked to North sea whale strandings

Tue, 2017-09-05 09:27
Scientists connect the solar storms behind the Aurora Borealis to the deaths of 29 whales in the North Sea.
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How to create a digital copy of dinosaur fossils

Tue, 2017-09-05 09:19
Palaeontologists are turning to technology to preserve dinosaur fossils.
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Voyager 1 at 40: Scientists 'amazed' 1970s space probe still works

Tue, 2017-09-05 09:15
The Voyager 1 space probe was launched 40 years ago and continues to send back data from interstellar space.
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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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