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Cricket's summer song making a comeback

Sat, 2017-07-29 10:20
How field crickets are being brought back from the brink of extinction by a unique conservation project.
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Secrets of the world's toughest creatures revealed

Fri, 2017-07-28 21:40
DNA analyses of tardigrades has given scientists an insight into their incredible survival abilities.
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Slimy slugs inspire 'potentially lifesaving' medical glue

Fri, 2017-07-28 09:08
The secretion is very strong, moves with the body and sticks to wet surfaces, scientists say.
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Signal may be from first 'exomoon'

Fri, 2017-07-28 05:30
Astronomers have discovered an object that could be the first known moon located beyond the Solar System.
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Lapland zoo polar bears enjoy snow gift

Thu, 2017-07-27 17:11
Christmas has come early for Lapland zoo polar bears with snow in July.
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Diesel and petrol car ban: Clean air strategy 'not enough'

Thu, 2017-07-27 01:54
The clean air strategy should include a scrappage scheme and clean air zones, campaigners say.
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Vegan advert claiming 'Humane milk is a myth' cleared by ASA

Wed, 2017-07-26 23:02
Complaints from the dairy industry are dismissed as vegan group's advert is given the green light.
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Passers-by rescue dolphin on Weymouth beach

Wed, 2017-07-26 21:22
People wade into the water to help save a dolphin which was stranded close to the shore
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New diesel and petrol cars face 2040 ban in UK

Wed, 2017-07-26 09:52
Ministers will unveil a £255m fund to help councils introduce steps to deal with vehicle pollution.
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On a mission to Mars (with Hawaii stopover)

Wed, 2017-07-26 09:34
Researchers living near the active Hawaiian Volcano Mauna Loa are simulating what it's like to "live" on Mars.
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Astronaut shares 'burrito of awesomeness' aurora video

Wed, 2017-07-26 02:23
Nasa's Jack Fischer gives his take on this aurora time-lapse from the International Space Station.
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World's first floating offshore wind farm in Scotland.

Tue, 2017-07-25 19:28
Each wind turbine is taller than Big Ben and the farm can power 20,000 homes.
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Time, not material goods, 'raises happiness'

Tue, 2017-07-25 10:42
Contentment comes from paying others to take on chores such as cleaning and cooking, a study says.
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China set to launch an 'unhackable' internet communication

Tue, 2017-07-25 09:13
China might not have the lead in research but its application of secure networks is leading the way.
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Greenland ice sheet: How do you go the toilet?

Tue, 2017-07-25 08:00
There's one question the BBC's science editor keeps being asked about life on the ice.
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Scientist describes life on the ice in Greenland

Tue, 2017-07-25 07:43
Glacial microbiologist Dr Joe Cook on life on the ice.
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High risk of 'unprecedented' winter downpours - Met Office

Mon, 2017-07-24 19:05
A new analysis suggests there's a greater chance of the heavy rain that led to extensive flooding in 2014.
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South African child 'virtually cured' of HIV

Mon, 2017-07-24 18:32
The nine-year-old has no active HIV in the body after catching the infection at birth.
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Electricity shake-up could save consumers 'up to £40bn'

Mon, 2017-07-24 09:19
New rules will encourage UK consumers to generate and store their own power, ministers say.
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How the body responds to stress

Mon, 2017-07-24 09:16
We analysed how the body responds to stress - by making presenter Jordan Dunbar do a comedy performance.
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