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Japan's Sakurajima volcano due for major eruption within 30 years, say scientists
Japan's Sakurajima volcano, one of the country's most active, is due for a major eruption within the next 30 years, according to researchers examining new data.
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Beautiful and mathematical: Football as a numbers game
Insights into the data behind the football industry, both real and simulated, from the brains behind Football Manager.
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Nature loss linked to farming intensity
More than 50 conservation groups say the "policy-driven" intensification of farming is a significant driver of nature loss in the UK.
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What does space sound like?
An astrophysics professor and contemporary music producers have teamed up to create a special remix of some of the observatory's historic archive recordings.
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Could microwaves rid rail lines of leaves?
A UK company has come up with a new technique to remove leaf residue from railway lines. The new microwave technology is being trialled.
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How trees use the Wood Wide Web.
Forester Peter Wohlleben thinks trees talk to each other through their roots and fungal networks.
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Gravitational pull 'has role in quakes'
The gravitational forces responsible for high tides may also play a role in triggering major earthquakes, a study suggests.
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Yacht sails through low-ice Arctic sea routes
A project led by adventurer David Hempleman-Adams that aimed to sail the Arctic’s North East and North West passages in a single season has completed its quest.
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Water wars
TS Sudhir explains why violence has broken out in India's technology hub Bangalore over a long-running dispute about water.
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Russia's Norilsk Nickel admits 'red river' responsibility
Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel admits one of its industrial plants is responsible for turning an Arctic river blood-red.
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Solar tuk-tuk arrives in UK after road trip from India
An engineer arrives in the UK in his solar-powered tuk-tuk seven months after setting off from India on a 6,200 mile (9,978 km) journey.
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Jeff Bezos names big next rocket New Glenn
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos says the big, re-usable rocket he has been developing inside his Blue Origin space company will be called New Glenn, after John Glenn.
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Pump CO2 into rocks, report urges
An Olympic-style delivery agency could ensure the costs of implementing carbon capture and storage technology are kept to a minimum, says a parliamentary report
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A surgeon's downfall
Ground-breaking work on synthetic organ transplants made Paolo Macchiarini one of the most famous doctors in the world. Now his reputation lies in tatters.
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Sleep 'prioritises memories we care about'
Researchers discover that during sleep, thoughts your care about are more likely to enter your memory.
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US judge refuses to block oil pipeline near tribal lands
A federal judge denies a request to halt construction on a controversial oil pipeline that is deeply opposed by Native American tribes.
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Cumbrian lakes hold a centuries-long flood record
Written in the sediments of north-west England's lakes is a record of extreme flood events - information that can inform future flood preparedness.
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How Star Trek inspired 'two generations' of scientists
Star Trek has had an “inspirational relationship” with the space programme, says Robert Picardo, who played the medical hologram in Star Trek Voyager.
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Musk: SpaceX fireball probe uncovering 'complex failure'
An investigation into how a SpaceX rocket exploded on the launchpad is uncovering 'the most difficult and complex failure we have ever had in 14 years' says founder Elon Musk.
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Flight test for Virgin's replacement rocket plane
Virgin Galactic has flown its new rocket plane for the first time in a “captive-carry test” above California.
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