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Nasa launches first rocket from Australian commercial spaceport
It is Nasa's first launch from a commercial site outside the US - and a landmark moment for Australia.
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The Big Plastic Count: Consumers confront their plastic footprint
People who counted plastic waste for a week want to go plastic-free, but say it costs too much.
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Pompeii: Ancient pregnant tortoise surprises archaeologists
The reptile's 2,000-year-old remains are discovered by archaeologists buried in volcanic ash and rock.
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Norfolk: Control zone created while officials test for disease in pigs
Tests have "ruled out" foot and mouth disease, a government spokesman said.
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USS Samuel B Roberts: World's deepest shipwreck discovered
The US Navy ship sank off the Philippines during a ferocious WWII battle with the Japanese fleet.
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UK red kite success story sees birds sent to Spain
The once near-extinct birds of prey are being flown abroad to help rescue dwindling Spanish populations.
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Five major planets to line up in rare planetary conjunction
The conjunction will last until Monday and won't be seen again until 2040.
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Europe told to prepare for Russia turning off gas
The International Energy Agency warns that Russia may stop supplying gas to Europe this winter.
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COP15: UN biodiversity summit moved from China to Canada
The summit had been repeatedly postponed due to the Covid situation in China
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Could nuclear desalination plants beat water scarcity?
Engineers are developing mobile, floating nuclear desalination plants to help solve water shortages.
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International Space Station captured travelling in front of sun
Jamie Cooper planned for days to capture the moment, which lasted for less than a second.
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H5N1: UK taskforce set up to tackle bird flu spread
Scientists are given one year to develop new ways of preventing future spillover to humans
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The secret to saving mountain gorillas
Justin Rowlatt finds out what gorilla conservation can teach us about protecting other species.
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Friendly fungi help forests fight climate change
Young science writer competition winner digs into an underground biological battle against global warming.
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Bee-eaters in Norfolk 'worrying sign of climate change'
Bee-eaters trying to breed in the UK is an "unmissable sign" of the climate crisis, the RSPB says.
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Some Greenland polar bears adapt to hunt without sea ice
Several hundred Greenland bears survive by hunting seals from freshwater ice instead, scientists say.
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Government set to miss air pollution goals - report
People cannot easily find out how dirty the air is where they live, the National Audit Office says.
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Nepal to move Everest base camp from melting glacier
Nepal is preparing to move its Everest base camp as the glacier it stands on becomes less stable.
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Congo peat: The 'lungs of humanity' which are under threat
Carbon-rich peatlands are under threat from development, posing a risk for future climate change.
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Climate change: Rich nations accused of 'betrayal' at Bonn talks
As key talks end, rich and poor countries are at loggerheads on the divisive issue of loss and damage.
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