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Europe backs lunar drilling technology
The European Space Agency has signed a contract to build a prototype drill and chemistry lab that will be flown on a Russian mission to the Moon in 2021.
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Predatory dinosaur had tiny arms like Tyrannosaurus rex
A new meat-eating dinosaur has been discovered in Argentina that possessed stubby arms like Tyrannosaurus rex.
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'Britain's Pompeii' was 'Bronze Age new build' site
A Bronze Age village dubbed "Britain's Pompeii" which yielded an "extraordinary window" on the period burnt down after just months, it emerges.
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'Three centuries' to catalogue all Amazon tree species
So many tree species are present in the Amazon basin that it would take 300 years to catalogue them all, scientists say.
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Microscope observes life of the ocean floor
Marine scientists from Israel and California have developed a microscope that for the first time provides a window into the small scale behaviour of marine life.
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Rescued koala's rare condition
This koala has heterochromia, so its rescuers called it Bowie; David Bowie actually had anisocoria, unequal pupil sizes.
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Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane lands in Cairo
The Sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse finishes its penultimate flight, landing in Egypt's capital, Cairo, after a 24-hour flight from Seville.
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Juno probe returns first in-orbit Jupiter photo
The American space agency's new Juno mission to Jupiter returns its first imagery since going into orbit around the gas giant last week.
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Flavour changing neutrinos give insight into Big Bang
Neutrinos and their antimatter counterparts have shown a small difference that may explain why the universe did not destroy itself during the Big Bang, scientists have reported at major conference.
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Hidden red hair gene a skin cancer risk
People can carry a "silent" red hair gene that raises their risk of dangerous skin cancer, experts warn.
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Drought triggers 'austerity' root system in grass crops
Grass species of crops adopt an "austerity" strategy and limits the development of its root system during times of drought, a study reveals.
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Monkeys used stone tools 700 years ago
How non-human archaeology revealed ancient evidence of monkey tool-use.
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Climate change: Advisers warn of climate change domino effect
Climate change could have a domino effect on key infrastructure, government advisers warn in a 2,000-page report assessing risks and opportunities for the UK.
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Monkey archaeology: Ancient evidence of tool use found
Capuchin monkeys in Brazil have used stone tools for at least 700 years, according to scientists.
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Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane leaves Seville for Cairo
The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has begun what should be its penultimate flight, leaving Seville in Spain bound for Cairo in Egypt.
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Unfounded fear?
Radiation levels in the Pacific are almost back to their pre-Fukushima levels (except around Fukishima itself), and are expected to have fully recovered by 2020.
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Researchers make 'first discovery' of Philistine cemetery
Archaeologists in Israel say they hope the discovery of a Philistine cemetery will shed new light on the mysterious migrant people.
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Dig to uncover rare undisturbed Bronze Age burial
An archaeological dig is under way on what experts say is a very rare undisturbed Bronze Age burial mound in Lancashire.
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New arrivals reach International Space Station
Russian, American and Japanese astronauts enter the International Space Station.
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Should homeopathy be used on animals?
The Victoria Derbyshire programme discusses the controversial use of homeopathy by vets as more than 2,300 people sign a petition calling for the treatment to be banned.
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