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Cut-back crew for ISS launch

Fri, 2017-04-21 00:30
Russia scales back staff on the ISS until a long-delayed space lab is sent to the outpost in 2018.
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New Zealand earthquake gives unexpected benefit

Thu, 2017-04-20 20:31
Raised coastline could end the threat of sea erosion for the time being.
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Meet the man who watches volcanoes

Thu, 2017-04-20 19:13
Boris Behncke lives near Mount Etna and monitors the volcano.
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Unknown ancient reptile roamed the Pyrenees mountains

Thu, 2017-04-20 19:05
The footprint made by a reptile that lived almost 250 million years ago has been found in the Pyrenees.
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'Perfect storm' threatens Europe's salamanders

Thu, 2017-04-20 18:38
Scientists call for "amphibian arks" to protect wild salamanders in Europe from a deadly infection.
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Sentinel satellites to monitor every volcano

Thu, 2017-04-20 07:31
European satellites will routinely map every land volcano on Earth, looking for early eruption signs.
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'Gibraltar-sized' space rock passes Earth

Thu, 2017-04-20 02:09
A large asteroid the size of the Rock of Gibraltar has passed safely by Earth.
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Physicists observe 'negative mass'

Wed, 2017-04-19 22:07
Physicists have created a fluid with negative mass, which accelerates backwards when pushed.
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Great Dunmow postbox out of action while birds nest inside

Wed, 2017-04-19 15:23
A postbox gets the stamp of approval from a pair of nesting birds.
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Whale world

Wed, 2017-04-19 07:32
A study that attached cameras with suction cups to the backs of Antarctic whales has revealed never before seen feeding habits and social interactions.
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Iceberg tourists flock to Newfoundland town

Wed, 2017-04-19 06:27
A new resident off the coast of a Canadian town has turned it into a cool tourist spot.
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Slims River: Climate change causes "river piracy" in Canada's Yukon

Wed, 2017-04-19 03:48
When a team of scientists went to the Yukon to study the Slims River, all they found was a "skinny lake".
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Fish 'pool' their experience to solve problems

Wed, 2017-04-19 01:17
Some of them may know where to find food but not how to access it while others know how to get at it but not where it is hidden.
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Google Earth adds Attenborough world tours

Wed, 2017-04-19 01:06
The BBC's Sir David Attenborough will show people "natural treasures" within the new Google Earth.
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Mega-constellation satellites will need 'rapid disposal'

Tue, 2017-04-18 23:15
Good management of mega-constellations of spacecraft can avoid polluting the orbital environment.
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Rescued bears settle in to new life in Ukraine

Tue, 2017-04-18 19:51
The two brown bears were found by Ukrainian charity Four Paws.
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Live, long and black giant shipworm found in Philippines

Tue, 2017-04-18 14:10
Scientists find live specimens of the giant shipworm, described as "rare and enigmatic".
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Wildlife crime 'threatens nearly half the world's heritage sites'

Tue, 2017-04-18 10:13
Poaching, illegal logging and fishing are threatening some of the world's most iconic natural heritage sites.
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London's 'super sewer' to help stop Thames becoming a toilet

Mon, 2017-04-17 10:19
Work has now started on a new super-sewer that's big enough to deal with London's waste.
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Green groups warn of 'race to the bottom'

Sun, 2017-04-16 18:36
Environmentalists urge the UK not to water down laws on climate change and wildlife after Brexit.
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