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BBC science correspondent has heart age assessed by AI

Tue, 2023-08-22 01:02
BBC science correspondent Pallab Ghosh has the age of his heart assessed by artificial intelligence.
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Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh: More rain, less snow are turning Himalayas dangerous

Fri, 2023-08-18 07:21
Landslides and flash floods have killed dozens India's Himalayan states this month.
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Water voles brought back to the Lake District

Thu, 2023-08-17 10:11
More than 200 water voles are released in restored habitat in Cumbria, having previously been wiped out.
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Canada wildfire: Car 'began melting' as family evacuated north

Thu, 2023-08-17 08:42
A blaze is threatening to reach Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, by the weekend.
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How undercover sting outwitted pangolin traffickers

Wed, 2023-08-16 09:17
How charity investigators went undercover to outwit a global wildlife trafficking gang.
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Harrison Ford has a new Peruvian snake species named after him

Wed, 2023-08-16 07:33
Unlike his Indiana Jones character, Ford says he likes snakes and called the discovery "humbling".
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Burning mangrove trees for a living: 'I'd quit tomorrow if I could'

Tue, 2023-08-15 07:05
Indonesia's mangrove forests are being felled to make charcoal - locals say they have to make a living.
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Russia launches first space mission to Moon in 47 years

Fri, 2023-08-11 12:42
The Russian mission is racing against India to be the first country to land on the Moon's south pole.
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British sign language gets climate change update

Fri, 2023-08-11 11:26
Hundreds of key environmental science terms added to the British Sign Language dictionary.
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How do you sign 'carbon footprint' in BSL?

Fri, 2023-08-11 11:25
How do you sign 'carbon footprint' in BSL?
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Big freeze drove early humans out of Europe

Fri, 2023-08-11 04:16
Severe cold a million years ago forced our ancestors from the continent, but they adapted and returned.
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Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature

Fri, 2023-08-11 01:31
Physicists believe that an unknown force could be acting on sub-atomic particles known as muons.
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Virgin Galactic: Mum, daughter and Brit, 80, count down to space flight

Thu, 2023-08-10 14:01
Virgin Galactic aims to fly an 80-year-old former Olympian, a mother and her daughter into space.
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Hawaii wildfires: Six deaths confirmed as blazes engulf Maui

Thu, 2023-08-10 08:55
People have jumped into the sea to escape flames from wildfires being fuelled by hurricane winds.
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Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation

Wed, 2023-08-09 11:54
A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.
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Texas woman seriously injured after hawk drops snake on her

Wed, 2023-08-09 10:56
A passing hawk drops a serpent on Peggy Jones as she mows grass, leading to a three-way struggle.
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Water firms face legal action over sewage pollution

Wed, 2023-08-09 09:01
It could result in customers receiving an average of £40 each, but there is no guarantee it will succeed.
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Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year

Tue, 2023-08-08 14:56
Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.
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Watch: Fiery ‘meteor’ over Australia likely Russian rocket

Tue, 2023-08-08 14:05
Flaming debris was seen blazing across the night sky in Melbourne on Monday evening.
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Carbon credits - land grab or the Amazon’s future?

Tue, 2023-08-08 12:19
The eight countries who share the rainforest are meeting in Brazil for a "milestone" summit.
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