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Lighthouse city

Wed, 2017-03-08 10:15
How Stockholm is getting smarter by going greener.
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Sentinel-2B satellite launched to photograph Earth

Tue, 2017-03-07 18:02
The Sentinel-2B spacecraft will take pictures to help create a complete map of Earth.
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Sentinel satellite launched to picture Planet Earth

Tue, 2017-03-07 12:58
A key spacecraft in Europe's new multi-billion-euro Earth observation programme blasts into orbit.
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Five ways to avoid breathing polluted air

Tue, 2017-03-07 10:23
Simple tips to avoid inhaling air from traffic and other common sources of pollution.
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Satao, one of the last 'giant tusker' elephants, killed in Kenya

Tue, 2017-03-07 09:56
There are fewer than 30 such animals left in Africa after Satao II was apparently shot.
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William Shatner's guide to Mars

Tue, 2017-03-07 04:05
The Star Trek actor takes you on a fact-fuelled cosmic journey to the mysterious Red Planet.
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Prize for cracking brain's 'feel good' system

Tue, 2017-03-07 01:41
Three UK-based scientists who have studied the brain’s reward centre win a prestigious prize worth 1m euros.
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Coal collapse drives down UK carbon emissions

Tue, 2017-03-07 01:29
A collapse in the use of coal has driven UK carbon emissions down to levels barely seen since the Victorian era, new figures show.
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IBM's online quantum machine gets faster

Mon, 2017-03-06 18:34
IBM wants to open out quantum computing to the business community and increase usage for programmers.
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How bad is air pollution?

Mon, 2017-03-06 13:21
Air pollution is in the news - but how bad is Britain’s air?
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Liver transplant pioneer Thomas Starzl dies aged 90

Mon, 2017-03-06 04:37
The surgeon carried out the first successful liver transplant in 1967 and helped normalise the surgery.
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This boy's backpack could change you

Mon, 2017-03-06 03:53
14-year-old Logan is helping monitor his city's air - and the results may change your habits.
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How bad is air pollution for our health?

Sun, 2017-03-05 10:17
David Shukman examines the effect that air pollution has on our bodies.
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Controversial gas from Peruvian Amazon arrives in UK

Sat, 2017-03-04 15:47
Supporters of fracking say the UK should extract its own gas - rather than import it from Peru.
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Holidays in space

Sat, 2017-03-04 12:05
SpaceX is sending two tourists to the moon, but when can the rest of us look forward to space travel?
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Ancient skulls give clues to China human history

Fri, 2017-03-03 22:06
Two skulls found in China shed light on the ancient humans who inhabited the region before the arrival of our own species.
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Can trees cut air pollution?

Fri, 2017-03-03 21:54
US study reveals how much trees help tackle urban air pollution
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What's lurking in the pool?

Fri, 2017-03-03 21:47
Scientists have found something - but no one will admit to causing it.
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Scientists create 'artificial embryos'

Fri, 2017-03-03 17:48
Scientists have created a functioning mouse embryo in the lab
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Amazon forest 'shaped by pre-Columbian indigenous peoples'

Fri, 2017-03-03 11:33
Ancient Amazon peoples planted a vast number of trees for food or building materials, a study argues.
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