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Bloodhound supersonic car set for October trials

Tue, 2017-06-13 03:07
The Bloodhound 1,000mph car will conduct some "slow speed" runs at Newquay airport in Cornwall.
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Global hotspots for alien invasions revealed

Tue, 2017-06-13 01:25
Great Britain is in the top 10% of areas for harbouring alien species, according to a study.
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Rare water vole colony filmed by a Tesco supermarket

Mon, 2017-06-12 21:21
A wildlife blogger captures unique footage of the endangered mammals living in a Shropshire brook.
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The oldest living thing on Earth

Mon, 2017-06-12 19:34
Mayflies live for a day, humans live a century - if we’re lucky - but what is the oldest living organism on the planet?
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3D printed bionic hands trial begins in Bristol

Mon, 2017-06-12 18:38
The hands could become available on the NHS bringing life-changing improvements for patients.
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Rehydrating the bodies

Mon, 2017-06-12 10:56
Dr Alejandro Hernández Cárdenas has developed a new technique to help identify corpses.
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Trading tool

Mon, 2017-06-12 09:26
The earliest known script was a tool developed to help run the economy.
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A goat's dream job?

Sat, 2017-06-10 16:36
Mangers of Prospect Park in New York are happy with their new employee.
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Fiendishly complex

Fri, 2017-06-09 21:28
World Land Speed record holder Andy Green examines how the extremes of speed and acceleration will affect the airflow around the Bloodhound supersonic car.
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Dogs and wolves share sense of fair play

Fri, 2017-06-09 18:08
Animals take umbrage when they feel that others are getting greater rewards than they are.
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Therapy could stop superbugs on farms

Fri, 2017-06-09 00:57
Researchers show that it might be possible to develop an alternative to antibiotics for treating diseases in pigs and humans
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Quack science

Fri, 2017-06-09 00:51
The biological trick that allows a female mandarin duck to become a male.
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Objective truth ‘only hope' of democracy

Thu, 2017-06-08 18:57
Neil deGrasse Tyson challenges the treatment of science in the Trump administration
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Renewables provide more than half UK electricity for first time

Thu, 2017-06-08 18:55
The National Grid says alternative fuel generated more electricity than coal and gas in the UK on Wednesday.
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'Monster' rocket 'selfie' delights India

Thu, 2017-06-08 14:43
Onboard footage from the Indian space agency's 640-tonne rocket has been widely shared on Twitter.
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'Oldest Homo sapiens' found

Thu, 2017-06-08 09:38
Fossils of five early humans have been found in North Africa that show Homo sapiens emerged at least 100,000 years earlier than previously recognised.
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Wingsuit pilot Fraser Corsan 'breaks speed record'

Thu, 2017-06-08 09:33
A British man is thought to have broken the World Record for greatest peak speed flown in a wingsuit.
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Asian nations make plastic oceans promise

Thu, 2017-06-08 09:05
China, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines say they will act to stop plastic polluting the oceans.
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'First of our kind' found in Morocco

Thu, 2017-06-08 03:03
Fossils of modern humans uncovered in north Africa are at least 300,000 years old.
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Paris pollution victim sues France for bad air

Wed, 2017-06-07 19:17
Parisian Clotilde Nonnez has lived in the capital for 30 years and has seen her health deteriorate.
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