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Antarctic Halley base waits on ice behaviour

Wed, 2017-06-07 17:28
The permanent reoccupation of the UK's Halley station depends on how an ice crack develops.
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British ice station on the move

Wed, 2017-06-07 17:28
The Halley VI Research Station was moved more than 20km across the ice sheet.
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Study casts doubt on the idea of 'big fluffy T. rex'

Wed, 2017-06-07 09:16
Evidence suggests the dinosaur had scales rather than feathers or fluff, as some have speculated.
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Planet is 'hotter than most stars'

Tue, 2017-06-06 18:44
Scientists spend decades hunting Earth's twin only to turn up the most inhospitable world imaginable.
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Racial 'disparity' in police respect

Tue, 2017-06-06 07:42
Officers speak less respectfully to members of the public who are black than to those who are white, researchers say.
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India launches 'monster' rocket

Mon, 2017-06-05 22:26
The rocket will give India an edge in the satellite market and it's prompted some big comparisons.
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South Africa heartbreak as rescued circus lions poisoned

Mon, 2017-06-05 22:02
The two lions had been removed from circuses in South America and relocated to South Africa.
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Cold revolution

Mon, 2017-06-05 09:01
Initially invented for the printing industry, the technology has transformed the way we live and work.
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Trump 'does believe in climate change', as US ambassador to UN

Sun, 2017-06-04 12:18
The US president accepts human activity is partly to blame for global warming., says a top official.
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Who killed Oetzi the Iceman? Italy reopens coldest of cases

Sun, 2017-06-04 09:28
Did someone get away with murder? A German detective re-examines a case 5,300 years old.
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Trump climate deal: Modi vows to go beyond Paris accord

Sun, 2017-06-04 00:34
The Indian and French leaders pledge to fight climate change together and "protect Mother Earth".
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Not green enough

Sat, 2017-06-03 23:52
Only three countries have not signed up to the Paris agreement - but for very different reasons.
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Poison pill

Sat, 2017-06-03 09:50
A Canadian doctor says one short letter managed to convince doctors that opioids were safe.
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Beaver return 'benefits environment'

Sat, 2017-06-03 09:33
A researcher says re-introducing beavers in England would help water supplies and prevent floods.
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The benefits of beavers

Sat, 2017-06-03 09:28
They can be controversial, but scientists say beavers are good for the environment and biodiversity.
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Scientists dispute the 'tiny, tiny' impact of Paris deal

Sat, 2017-06-03 01:26
President accused of "cherry picking" science to bolster argument for withdrawal from Paris accord.
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Paris climate deal: Buildings 'go green' in protest

Sat, 2017-06-03 01:03
Buildings around the world are lit green after the US withdraws from the Paris climate agreement.
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Faces recreated from monkey brain signals

Fri, 2017-06-02 21:58
Scientists have accurately reconstructed images of human faces by monitoring the responses of monkey brain cells.
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Paris climate deal: Dismay as Trump signals exit from accord

Fri, 2017-06-02 21:23
European leaders, businesses and the UN condemn President Trump's decision.
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ViaSat-2: Satellite goliath goes into orbit

Fri, 2017-06-02 11:12
ViaSat-2 enters the record books as the most powerful commercial broadband spacecraft ever launched.
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