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New shrimp species named after Pink Floyd

Wed, 2017-04-12 09:02
A team of prog-loving scientists made a pact to honour their favourite band, Pink Floyd.
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Volcanic eruption captured by drones in Guatemala

Wed, 2017-04-12 03:38
Violent volcanic eruptions in Guatemala are captured by drones for the first time.
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Should we mine on the ocean floor?

Wed, 2017-04-12 03:03
British scientists have announced what they are calling an "astonishing" discovery deep in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Is Komodo dragon blood the key to new antibiotics?

Wed, 2017-04-12 01:16
Scientists find a compound based on a molecule in dragon blood helps heal infected wounds in mice.
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Climate change scientists' bid to drill Everest glacier

Tue, 2017-04-11 11:59
Scientists will use a "car wash-adapted" drill in a world-first bid to cut through the world's highest glacier.
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Scientists to use 'car wash drill' on Khumbu glacier

Tue, 2017-04-11 11:58
Climate change scientists aim to become the first team to drill into the world's highest glacier.
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England nature plan 'lacking policies'

Tue, 2017-04-11 11:50
A 25-year government plan sets out a bold vision for nature in England, but campaigners say it lacks specific policies.
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Ocean tech: Robot sea snakes and shoal-swimming subs

Tue, 2017-04-11 09:12
A robot sea snake that could one day "explore the Titanic" makes its debut at an ocean expo.
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Ancient walker

Tue, 2017-04-11 04:09
It's not a household name, but an ancient amphibian found in the Scottish borders fills a crucial period in the evolutionary record.
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Poultry in England allowed outside as anti-bird flu measures relaxed

Tue, 2017-04-11 02:54
They had been kept indoors to protect them from an infectious strain of bird flu.
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New fiver is not so indestructible - if you know how

Mon, 2017-04-10 21:31
A Nottingham chemistry professor takes a hammer to the tough new plastic fiver.
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Two-thirds of Great Barrier Reef damaged

Mon, 2017-04-10 19:52
Scientists say coral bleaching has damaged the World Heritage site for two years in a row
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Damage to Great Barrier Reef 'unprecedented'

Mon, 2017-04-10 10:59
Coral bleaching has hit two-thirds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef within two years, surveys show.
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Delivery delay

Sun, 2017-04-09 08:45
See the animals born since the world's been watching for April the giraffe to give birth
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'Inhaling knowledge in the library'

Sat, 2017-04-08 23:13
Scientists at University College London are working on a project to capture aromas for their historic value.
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Galactic garbage

Sat, 2017-04-08 10:10
Millions of pieces of man-made trash are orbiting the Earth. Some are tiny, but all pose a risk.
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Violent end as young stars dramatically collide

Fri, 2017-04-07 23:07
Scientists capture a dramatic collision between two young stars that tore apart their stellar nursery.
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Rules of memory 'beautifully' rewritten

Fri, 2017-04-07 18:08
Everything you know about memory may be wrong.
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Farm of the future

Fri, 2017-04-07 09:31
Could edible caterpillars help fight malnutrition and food security problems in West Africa?
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Atmosphere found around Earth-like planet GJ 1132b

Fri, 2017-04-07 05:16
Astronomers make the first detection of an atmosphere surrounding a "super-Earth" planet.
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