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Climate change: Could centuries-old wheat help feed the planet?

Sun, 2022-11-27 10:22
Scientists are searching through a museum's wheat collection to find the crop of the future.
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Tutankhamun's inspiring 21st Century afterlife

Sat, 2022-11-26 10:15
Egyptologists are still learning about his life and treasures a century after his tomb was opened.
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Sharks and songbirds get new trade protections

Sat, 2022-11-26 10:09
Nearly 100 species of sharks and rays were added to an international treaty which experts say will help control trade of their meat and fins.
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UK weather: Country sees a 'second spring' due to mild November weather

Sat, 2022-11-26 03:05
Flowers are experiencing a second bloom this year due to the unseasonable temperatures, experts say.
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Australia: How 'bin chickens' learnt to wash poisonous cane toads

Fri, 2022-11-25 03:36
A reviled Australian bird has figured out how to eat one of the few animals locals hate more - cane toads.
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Gold coin proves 'fake' Roman emperor was real

Thu, 2022-11-24 10:47
The coin bearing the name of Sponsian was considered apocryphal and had been locked away in a museum cupboard.
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Disabled man joins European Space Agency's astronaut programme

Thu, 2022-11-24 03:30
A British man is one of 17 new recruits to Europe's space agency's astronaut training programme
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Global summit is 'last chance' for nature

Thu, 2022-11-24 00:29
In December nearly 200 countries will meet in Montreal, Canada to agree a landmark deal to save nature.
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Antarctica penguins: How too much ice triggered population decline

Wed, 2022-11-23 04:13
A large Adélie penguin population off Antarctica has fallen by 43% over the past decade.
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Superbug fight 'needs farmers to reduce antibiotic use'

Tue, 2022-11-22 11:16
Campaigners say they have found superbugs in rivers and waterways near farms and in livestock waste.
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ESA mulls Solaris plan to beam solar energy from space

Tue, 2022-11-22 11:00
The European Space Agency is considering the 'Solaris Initiative' plan to collect solar energy in orbit and beam electricity back to Earth.
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Nasa's Artemis spacecraft set to reach the Moon

Mon, 2022-11-21 16:08
Nasa's Orion capsule sets itself up to sweep past the Moon before entering into a larger orbit.
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Ukraine war: Germany looks to renewables after Russian invasion

Mon, 2022-11-21 12:40
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has crystallised the need for clean, renewable energy in Germany.
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COP27: Climate costs deal struck but no fossil fuel progress

Mon, 2022-11-21 00:20
Rich nations will pay climate damages, but the final deal does not cut fossil fuels further.
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Climate change: Five key takeaways from COP27

Sun, 2022-11-20 21:04
The biggest win on climate since the Paris Agreement in 2015... or the biggest loss?
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The Ethiopian scientist on the search for water on the moon

Sun, 2022-11-20 10:16
Nasa research engineer Berhanu Bulcha is working on locating the vital liquid under the lunar surface.
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COP27: UN climate talks go into the night amid tense negotiations

Sun, 2022-11-20 08:55
Representatives at COP27 in Egypt have been locked in negotiations for far longer than expected.
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Artemis: Nasa expects humans to live on Moon this decade

Sun, 2022-11-20 00:59
A senior official tells the BBC the Artemis missions will lead to astronauts living on the lunar surface.
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COP27: Fresh hope for climate talks after climate damage offer

Fri, 2022-11-18 23:34
Nations worked late into the night to find agreement on who pays the climate bill.
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'Landmark vote' gives boost to threatened sharks

Fri, 2022-11-18 20:28
More sharks are to be given protection from over-exploitation in what's seen as a conservation milestone.
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