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Bananas to cost more as climate warms, says expert
A warming climate and fast-spreading diseases threaten supplies and push up prices, a top banana industry expert warns.
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New gas power plants to stop blackouts - minister
Critics say a commitment to build new gas-fired power stations would threaten climate pledges.
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Bird flu infects penguins at famous wildlife haven
The first avian influenza cases in the penguins of South Georgia are reported by scientists.
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New life springs from rescued Sycamore Gap tree
BBC News is shown the secret site protecting the remains of the Sycamore Gap tree felled last year.
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Mass die-offs rising among farmed salmon
Warmer seas and greater reliance on technology are linked to hundreds of millions of farmed salmon deaths.
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World's earliest forest discovered, scientists say
The tree fossils dating back 390 million years were found near a Butlin's holiday camp in Somerset.
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Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record
It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
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Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record in a row
It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
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Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record in a row
It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
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The world's largest robots are setting sail
Ocean-going vessels with no-one on board - a vision of the future that's coming faster you think.
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Why fat Labradors can blame their genes
Scientists used the 'sausage in a box' test to find out that dogs can be a "hard-wired" for obesity.
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Rare sighting of gray whale off New England coast
Scientists say warming seas have allowed the species to return to the Atlantic, where it is locally extinct.
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University proud of space station astronaut
Dr Mike Barratt, who teaches in Devon, is pilot of the mission to the International Space Station.
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University proud of space station astronaut
Dr Mike Barratt, who teaches in Devon, is pilot of the mission to the International Space Station.
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Cabinet minister pays damages over Hamas claim
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan had claimed a university professor sympathised with Hamas.
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Dinosaur-age 'nightmarish' sea lizard fossil found
Scientists believe the species hunted the oceans 66 million years ago with "teeth like knives".
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US-Russian crew successfully enter space station
A SpaceX capsule carrying three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut has arrived at the International Space Station.
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US-Russian crew successfully enter space station
A SpaceX capsule carrying three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut has arrived at the International Space Station.
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Bee-harming pesticide use 'makes a mockery' of ban
A threat posed by a virus to the UK's sugar beet means a banned pesticide can now be used on seeds.
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New US-Russian crew heads to space station
The three men and one woman will conduct scientific experiments, including a study of degenerative diseases.
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