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Tagged animals at risk from hunters and nature-lovers
Radio signals from tags are helping hunters and harming conservation, warn scientists.
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Will SpaceX be ready to fly tourists around the moon?
Two private citizens are reported to have paid large deposits to fly around the moon in 2018
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'Oldest' Iron Age gold work in Britain found in Staffordshire
A British Museum expert says the Leekfrith Iron Age Torcs are of international importance.
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Can Spraybot make your home warmer?
Spraybot can fit under floorboards to help insulate homes.
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Fears for environment as automatic legal 'cost cap' scrapped
Environmental groups have launched a legal challenge to the government's rule change.
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Nest-boxes no substitute for tree cavities, says study
Artificial nests have a markedly different microclimate from tree cavities, a study suggests.
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UK 'must insulate 25 million homes'
Huge numbers of draughty homes could stop it meeting emissions targets by 2050, a report says.
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SpaceX to fly two tourists around Moon in 2018
The US rocket company says the customers have already paid for the flight planned for late 2018.
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Scientists have found a way of growing human tissue on apples
Scientists at the University of Ottawa have developed a way of growing human cells and tissue on apples.
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Bread's environmental costs are counted
The environmental impact of producing a loaf of bread has been analysed in depth - from the farm to the supermarket shelf.
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Nobel winner: Attack on experts 'undermines science'
One of UK's top scientists, Sir Paul Nurse, says experts are being "derided and pushed back".
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Taliban leader urges Afghans to plant more trees
In a statement, Hibatullah Akhundzada says more trees are needed "for the beautification of Earth".
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UK to pledge £17.3m for robotics research
More than £17m will be made available for robotics research carried out by British universities.
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Island that inspired National Trust finally given to group
The island that inspired the National Trust has finally been gifted to the conservation charity.
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New UN climate chief: 'Action on warming unstoppable'
The UN’s new climate chief says she is confident, despite concerns about President Trump's policies.
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'Good vibration' hand pumps boost Africa's water security
The simple up-and-down motion of hand pumps could help scientists secure a key water source for 200 million people in Africa.
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Minister to enshrine protection for research independence
The government is to enshrine into law the idea that there should be no political interference in research funding.
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Most wood energy schemes are a 'disaster' for climate change
A new report says that using wood pellets to generate low-carbon electricity is a highly flawed policy.
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'Magical thinking' on Heathrow expansion
A third runway at Heathrow can only be justified if it does not breach climate change laws, MPs say.
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Seven Earth-sized planets found orbiting single star
Seven planets orbiting a single star have been discovered in a solar system 40 light-years from Earth.
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