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The man who makes animals 'fly'

Sat, 2017-08-05 02:05
This Turkish animal lover was so affected by injured animals, he set out to help them.
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Alligator found at Somerset lake

Sat, 2017-08-05 02:04
A Bristol Water engineer spotted an alligator roaming around the Chew Valley Lake site.
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Fewer cars not cleaner ones key to tackling air quality

Fri, 2017-08-04 23:48
Plans to promote electric vehicles in the UK are not enough tackle air pollution says leading adviser.
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Device could make washing machines lighter and greener

Fri, 2017-08-04 11:07
Most washing machines come with 25kg of concrete - but researchers claim there's a simple alternative.
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Armoured tank-like dino used camouflage to hide

Fri, 2017-08-04 01:30
A new species of mega-herbivore dinosaur discovered in Alberta, Canada preserves incredible details of its skin, scales and spines.
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New map of Universe's dark matter

Fri, 2017-08-04 01:17
Researchers have released the most accurate map ever produced of the dark matter in our Universe.
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Countryside faces 'damaging uncertainty'

Thu, 2017-08-03 11:54
The National Trust weighs into the campaign to keep subsidies for Britain's farmers at the current level.
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DNA clue to origins of early Greek civilization

Thu, 2017-08-03 11:52
DNA is shedding light on the people who built Greece's earliest civilizations.
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Warming to boost deadly humidity levels across South Asia

Thu, 2017-08-03 04:01
By 2100, millions of people could face a lethal threat from heat and humidity driven by global warming.
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Pollination threatened by artificial light

Thu, 2017-08-03 03:10
Researchers have discovered a new global threat to pollination - artificial light at night.
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Human embryos edited to stop disease

Thu, 2017-08-03 03:00
The technique could prevent deadly diseases being passed down the generations.
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Alaska's whale hunters wait for Trump's Arctic oil plan

Thu, 2017-08-03 02:06
The BBC's Claire Marshall travels more than 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle to meet the Inupiat, who call the ocean their "garden".
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Caterpillars turned into 'exploding zombies' by bug

Wed, 2017-08-02 22:57
Lancashire wildlife expert says infected insects go on "death march" like a "zombie horror film".
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Axing speed bumps to cut pollution 'is daft'

Wed, 2017-08-02 09:51
Road safety campaigners say the risk of accidents from speeding outweighs the air pollution risk.
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US space pioneers' hair-raising test flights

Wed, 2017-08-02 09:16
"We didn’t understand all of the physics that were going to occur during these tests."
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Not just stars

Wed, 2017-08-02 09:07
The shortlisted images in this year's Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year have now been selected.
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Did the first flower look like this?

Wed, 2017-08-02 01:18
All living flowers ultimately derive from a single ancestor that lived about 140 million years ago, a study suggests.
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Tornado creates amazing Dorset water spout

Tue, 2017-08-01 20:21
A number of people across Weymouth reported seeing the phenomena earlier.
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Niagara Falls: Smelly black water shocks visitors

Tue, 2017-08-01 08:46
The local water board apologises for 'causing alarm' with discharge from sewage tank maintenance.
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Elephants in Malawi relocated as part of conservation project

Mon, 2017-07-31 09:24
Rangers in Malawi take on the mammoth task of moving hundreds of elephants to safer national parks.
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