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Mount Etna: BBC crew caught up in volcano blast

Fri, 2017-03-17 01:56
Volcano watchers suffer cuts, bruises and burns as an explosion pelts them with hot rocks and steam.
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'Boaty McBoatface' loaded for Friday departure

Fri, 2017-03-17 01:49
The UK's favourite yellow submarine is set to leave port for the Antarctic
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Climate change: Biofuels 'could limit jet contrails'

Fri, 2017-03-17 00:22
Chase planes flying behind a jet are providing new insights into aircraft pollution.
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Germany to push for carbon price at G20

Thu, 2017-03-16 22:14
Germany will use its G20 Presidency to nudge world leaders towards a global price on carbon, say officials.
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Hans Rosling, population expert: Five last thoughts

Thu, 2017-03-16 11:56
In his last BBC interview, the statistician highlighted five key ways demographics are shaping the world.
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No let-up in Cyprus bird poaching

Thu, 2017-03-16 11:46
Record numbers of songbirds are still being killed on a British military base in Cyprus.
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The captivating images that celebrate science

Thu, 2017-03-16 10:43
The art of science - captivating scientific images from the 2017 Wellcome Image Awards.
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Opening the skies to children in Kenya

Thu, 2017-03-16 10:41
Astronomer Susan Murabana takes a telescope round Kenya to enthuse schoolchildren.
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Think again: Will circular runways ever take off?

Thu, 2017-03-16 10:34
Could circular runways be the future of air travel? Aviation expert Henk Hesselink of the Netherlands Aerospace Centre believes so.
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Low carbon drive 'cuts household bills'

Thu, 2017-03-16 10:13
Extra cost of wind and solar power outweighed by energy saving, says report.
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China's 'airpocalypse' linked to Arctic sea ice loss

Thu, 2017-03-16 07:55
A deadly haze of air pollution over China in 2013 has been linked to the melting of Arctic sea ice.
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Flower-friendly habitat for bumblebees 'raises survival'

Thu, 2017-03-16 07:54
Access to flower-rich habitats is key to the survival of wild bumblebees, say ecologists.
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Hundreds of beehive thefts blamed on rising honey price

Thu, 2017-03-16 01:09
Hive heists in New Zealand are being blamed on the rising price of Manuka honey.
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Huge plastic waste footprint revealed

Thu, 2017-03-16 00:00
Soft drinks makers admit more needs to be done to stop people discarding single-use plastic bottles.
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Burning wood for energy ignites fierce academic row

Wed, 2017-03-15 23:38
Scientists on both sides of the Atlantic have become embroiled in a war of words over energy from trees.
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Spiders top the global predator charts

Wed, 2017-03-15 21:14
The world's spiders consume between 400 million and 800 million tonnes of primarily insect prey every year, say scientists.
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'Oldest plants on Earth' discovered

Wed, 2017-03-15 04:22
The origins of plants may go back hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, according to fossil evidence.
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Anger over UK ship's damage to pristine reef

Tue, 2017-03-14 15:26
The ship damaged a large area of one of Indonesia's best coral reefs, in an area dependent on tourism.
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B vitamins may have 'protective effect' against air pollution

Tue, 2017-03-14 11:19
B vitamins may offer some protection against particulate pollution, a small human trial suggests.
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Giant green sea turtle goes overboard

Sun, 2017-03-12 12:34
A giant green sea turtle has been released off the Florida Keys after convalescing from an injury.
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