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Bangalore water woes: India's Silicon Valley dries up

Tue, 2017-05-30 09:12
Drought, excessive construction and a water cartel are all adding to Bangalore's woes.
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Harambe: A year from gorilla death which sparked numerous memes

Mon, 2017-05-29 02:35
Social media users target Cincinnati Zoo on the anniversary of Harambe's killing.
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Climate change: Trump keeps world waiting on Paris deal

Sun, 2017-05-28 13:47
The US president says he will announce this week if he will pull out of the Paris agreement.
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Terrorists' moral judgment probed in psychology test

Sat, 2017-05-27 04:27
Researchers say their study identifies "cognitive factors" that might lie behind brutal acts.
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Britain's great explorations now online

Fri, 2017-05-26 22:16
The Royal Geographical Society is releasing films of its scientific explorations from the early 20th Century.
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Can fish skin help treat burns?

Fri, 2017-05-26 14:08
Doctors in Brazil are experimenting with a new treatment for burns by using fish skin.
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Juno probe peers below Jupiter's clouds

Fri, 2017-05-26 04:09
Scientists say the Solar System's biggest planet is showing itself to be far more complex than anyone thought.
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New Zealand space launch is first from a private site

Thu, 2017-05-25 16:11
The first launch ever from New Zealand is a step towards sending small satellites into orbit for cheap.
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Endangered turtle set free in Florida

Thu, 2017-05-25 03:33
Antibiotics and vitamins helped the injured loggerhead sea turtle back to health in Marathon, in the Florida Keys.
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Schiaparelli: Crashed lander was ill-prepared for Mars

Thu, 2017-05-25 02:55
The crashed European spacecraft Schiaparelli was ill-prepared for its attempt at landing on the surface of Mars, a report suggests.
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Flamingo balancing act saves energy

Wed, 2017-05-24 11:28
Flamingos expend less energy standing on one leg than in a two-legged stance, scientists confirm.
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Herd knowledge

Tue, 2017-05-23 11:16
As a warming climate threatens traditional food supplies in the Arctic, one rural Alaskan village is flying in hundreds of reindeer by cargo plane. James Cook went to find out why.
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The DNA detective

Tue, 2017-05-23 11:14
A man abandoned as a baby 61 years ago traced his family using a DNA detective. But what do they do?
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Frozen 'space sperm' passes fertility test

Tue, 2017-05-23 06:23
Viable mouse sperm stored in space gives hope for sperm banks on the Moon, a Japanese team says.
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Lean-burn physiology gives Sherpas peak-performance

Tue, 2017-05-23 05:32
Nepalese mountain guides have a physiology that uses oxygen more efficiently lowlanders.
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Tax plastic drinking straws, firm says

Tue, 2017-05-23 00:11
A waste disposal firm claims that plastic drinking straws are "the ultimate in human wastefulness".
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Two dead whales at Felixstowe and Orford

Mon, 2017-05-22 22:17
One is up a river estuary, the other is awaiting removal from a beach.
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The moment a sea lion pulls a girl underwater

Mon, 2017-05-22 20:58
Experts are warning against feeding and getting too close to wild animals after a sea lion pulled a young girl underwater.
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All three chicks at Cairngorms osprey nest die

Mon, 2017-05-22 20:23
The nest in the Cairngorms in which three osprey chicks had hatched now appears to have been abandoned.
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Brexit barriers 'would harm science', say universities

Mon, 2017-05-22 11:47
Make science and research a priority in Brexit talks, says Russell Group.
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