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Eve the Jurassic sea monster

Sun, 2016-05-29 15:41
Piecing together the bare bones of a sea reptile that swam at the time of the dinosaurs.
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Alma telescope peers into space

Sun, 2016-05-29 09:38
Alma telescope peers into space from Chile
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VIDEO: Onboard camera captures rocket landing

Sat, 2016-05-28 19:53
An onboard camera has captured the successful landing of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, returning from space after launching an Asian communications satellite.
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Cooling technologies become red hot

Sat, 2016-05-28 06:23
Sainsbury's is trialling new food-cooling technologies that promise to be more eco-friendly than current alternatives.
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VIDEO: Ice blocks make fridges less 'stupid'

Sat, 2016-05-28 06:22
Roger Harrabin visits a factory in Wales that is using ice to make fridges more economical.
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Geologists re-visit giant Zion landslide

Fri, 2016-05-27 22:17
US scientists produce their most precise date yet for the colossal landslide that shaped the big red canyon running through what is now Zion National Park.
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DNA 'tape recorder' to trace cell history

Fri, 2016-05-27 21:11
Researchers invent a DNA "tape recorder" that can trace the family history of every cell in a body.
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Australia removed from UN climate report

Fri, 2016-05-27 18:00
All references to climate change's impact on World Heritage sites in Australia are removed from a UN report after a government request.
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VIDEO: A haven for endangered water voles

Fri, 2016-05-27 16:54
The water vole has become Britain's most endangered mammal, but a project in Worcestershire is trying to reverse the decline.
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Flexi-space room expansion suspended

Thu, 2016-05-26 22:56
A halt is called to the deployment of a new, expandable "room" on the International Space Station when it fails to open up as expected.
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VIDEO: Did Neanderthals create stone rings?

Thu, 2016-05-26 20:53
Stone rings thought to be created by Neanderthals have been found in France
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Navy investigates 'lost submarine find'

Thu, 2016-05-26 19:23
The Royal Navy is investigating claims the wreckage of a British submarine lost during World War Two has been discovered off the coast of Sardinia.
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Solar Impulse lands in Pennsylvania

Thu, 2016-05-26 18:11
The sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has landed in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, after a near-17-hour flight.
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HS2 'over-priced' say transport experts

Thu, 2016-05-26 16:55
HS2 is an over-priced, gold-plated project and will fail in many of its objectives a group of transport experts warns.
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Exxon takes 'small step' on climate

Thu, 2016-05-26 06:58
Shareholders at Exxon Mobil AGM reject most proposals but voted in favour of a resolution that could see a climate activist elected to the board in the future.
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Neanderthal stone structures discovered

Thu, 2016-05-26 03:59
Researchers investigating a cave in France have identified mysterious stone rings that were probably built by Neanderthals.
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Contract to construct giant telescope

Thu, 2016-05-26 03:08
The contract is signed that will lead to the construction of one of this century's key astronomical facilities - the European Extremely Large Telescope.
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'Polar bear hybrid' shot in Canada

Thu, 2016-05-26 02:07
A possible grizzly-polar bear hybrid has been shot by a hunter in northern Canada.
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'Dinosaur crater' drill project success

Thu, 2016-05-26 00:43
Success is declared by the team drilling into the Chicxulub Crater, the deep scar made in the Earth's surface by the asteroid that hastened the end of the dinosaurs.
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Crayfish and worms may die out together

Wed, 2016-05-25 20:22
A study finds that bizarre, tentacled worms which live attached to crayfish are at risk of extinction, alongside the crayfish themselves.
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