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UK chief vet warns avian flu at 'phenomenal level' in UK

Thu, 2021-12-09 10:01
The risk to humans is low but diseased birds should not be touched, officials say.
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Fish ‘whoops and growls’ recorded on restored reef

Wed, 2021-12-08 15:00
Recordings of fish 'whooping, croaking and growling' reveal reef coming back to life, scientists say.
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Indonesia's biodiesel drive is leading to deforestation

Wed, 2021-12-08 10:37
Indonesia aims to use biofuels to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but it may damage its forests in the process.
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Ariel: Contract signed to build European planet telescope

Tue, 2021-12-07 18:00
Airbus will lead the construction of the Ariel observatory which will study 1,000 distant worlds.
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Nasa unveils new class of astronaut candidates

Tue, 2021-12-07 04:48
The six men and four women could fly to the space station and on future missions to the Moon.
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Sarah Gilbert: Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid

Mon, 2021-12-06 12:35
More funding is needed to prepare for pandemics and prevent gains from being lost, Dame Sarah Gilbert says.
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Climate change: Is ‘blue hydrogen’ Japan’s answer to coal?

Mon, 2021-12-06 11:11
The Fukushima disaster turned Japan away from nuclear. A new energy source may help it quit coal.
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Nasa: Belfast mathematician working towards her astronaut dream

Sun, 2021-12-05 16:24
Dr Caoimhe Rooney, from Belfast, keeps one eye on calculus and the other fixed firmly on the stars.
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Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat

Sun, 2021-12-05 10:56
Researchers discover coastal species living on debris miles from their natural surroundings.
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Gene edited sex selection may spare animal suffering

Fri, 2021-12-03 20:01
A gene editing technique may prevent the slaughter of animals not needed by the livestock industry.
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Shell pulls out of Cambo oil field development

Fri, 2021-12-03 08:09
The oil giant said the economic case for investment in the controversial project was "not strong enough".
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COP26: UK 'nowhere near' meeting targets agreed at Glasgow climate summit

Thu, 2021-12-02 17:12
Ministers are told they must agree tougher policies to get the UK on track to meet goals set at COP26.
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New plan to pay farmers who protect winter soil

Thu, 2021-12-02 12:09
The empty brown fields of winter countryside could be transformed under new land subsidy rules for England.
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2021 hurricane season was third most active

Thu, 2021-12-02 07:07
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season has now officially ended, and it's been the third most active on record.
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Scientists claim big advance in using DNA to store data

Thu, 2021-12-02 02:03
Scientists say they have made a major step forward in storing information in molecules of DNA.
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Why Mars-bound astronauts may go to Iceland first

Wed, 2021-12-01 20:59
With a similar landscape to other worlds, it could aid research into extra-terrestrial missions.
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Cyclist deaths soar on rural roads in England

Wed, 2021-12-01 11:29
The number of cyclists being killed on rural English roads rose sharply over the last year.
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Rules to create gene-edited farm animals must put welfare first - review

Wed, 2021-12-01 11:27
An ethics body publishes a report as the government considers whether to allow gene-edited farm animals.
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Wood Wide Web: Scientists to map hotspots of fungal life

Tue, 2021-11-30 19:14
The fungal networks in soil can help fight climate change but are under threat, experts say.
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More work needed to create green jobs, report says

Mon, 2021-11-29 10:02
Efforts to create "green jobs" need to intensify if the government is to meet its target, a report says.
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