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Annular Solar eclipse 2023: Ring of fire to sweep Americas on Saturday

Tue, 2023-10-10 19:55
An annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America on Saturday.
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Pressure on nature threatens many flowering plants with extinction

Tue, 2023-10-10 13:37
Almost half the world's known flowering plants could be threatened by extinction, scientists warn.
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Man trains home cameras to help repel badgers and foxes

Tue, 2023-10-10 09:16
James Milward went high tech in his quest to stop the animals fouling in his Surrey garden.
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World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days

Sat, 2023-10-07 09:07
The BBC finds that there have been a record number of days in 2023 that breached the 1.5C temperature limit.
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Prada to design Nasa's new moon suit

Fri, 2023-10-06 06:17
Art meets science as Prada designers help create the spacesuits for the 2025 moon mission.
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Climate change: Warmest September on record as global temperatures soar

Thu, 2023-10-05 20:54
This year is "on track" to be the warmest on record as global September temperatures surged.
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Bears, birds and kangaroos: Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Thu, 2023-10-05 09:45
A selection of finalists in this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023.
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Fat Bear Week 2023: Can chubby cub 806 Jr beat the seasoned champions?

Thu, 2023-10-05 08:58
His bodyweight has risen nearly 7,000%, but does "806 Jr" have what it takes to win Fat Bear Week?
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Quantum dots: TV screen crystals win Chemistry Nobel Prize

Wed, 2023-10-04 20:22
The nanoparticles create more precise colours and are used in TV screens as well as medical imaging.
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Australian towns battle fire and flood back to back

Wed, 2023-10-04 10:44
The nation has reeled from disaster to disaster in recent years, as it feels the effects of climate change.
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US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network

Wed, 2023-10-04 02:25
Dish Network will have to pay $150,000 for failing to move an old satellite far enough away from the Earth.
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Physics Nobel Prize rewards science on a 'tiny timescale'

Tue, 2023-10-03 20:36
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics rewards research into electrons in "flashes of light".
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Water firms want bill rises to cut leaks and spills

Mon, 2023-10-02 20:51
Companies in England and Wales want to charge up to £84 a year more in 2025, rising to £156 extra by 2030.
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James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion

Mon, 2023-10-02 19:59
The new space observatory sees pairs of Jupiter-sized objects floating free between the stars.
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Why finding alien life in Universe is now 'only a matter of time'

Sat, 2023-09-30 09:20
Experts are optimistic of detecting life signs on a faraway world within our lifetimes - possibly in the next few years.
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UK unready as wildfires surge, warns firefighters' union

Fri, 2023-09-29 11:22
Wildfire response across the UK is an under-resourced "postcode lottery", claims a new union report.
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England's single use plastics ban does not tackle takeaway boxes, warns Greenpeace

Fri, 2023-09-29 09:31
Plastic cutlery is banned under new rules but plastic containers for takeaway and shop bought meals are not.
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Nature crisis: One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain

Thu, 2023-09-28 04:07
The loss of Britain's wildlife is outpacing efforts to conserve and protect nature, a major report reveals.
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Scientists get closer to solving mystery of antimatter

Thu, 2023-09-28 01:06
The elusive substance holds the key to discovering how the Universe was formed.
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Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court

Wed, 2023-09-27 10:53
They claim governments' slow action on climate change violates their human rights.
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