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The world's largest robots are setting sail

Thu, 2024-03-07 10:04
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

Thu, 2024-03-07 05:16
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

Thu, 2024-03-07 03:27
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

Thu, 2024-03-07 00:07
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

Thu, 2024-03-07 00:07
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

Wed, 2024-03-06 15:19
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan had claimed a university professor sympathised with Hamas.
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Dinosaur-age 'nightmarish' sea lizard fossil found

Wed, 2024-03-06 04:31
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

Tue, 2024-03-05 16:50
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

Tue, 2024-03-05 16:50
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

Tue, 2024-03-05 02:42
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

Mon, 2024-03-04 14:23
The three men and one woman will conduct scientific experiments, including a study of degenerative diseases.
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Mystery of giant star sand dunes solved

Mon, 2024-03-04 11:12
Scientists collected radioactive sand grains in the dark to understand when they formed.
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Killer whale vs shark: solo orca eats great white

Sat, 2024-03-02 12:05
A killer whale is captured on camera hunting and "eviscerating" a great white shark in less than two minutes.
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Parts of UK may have had wettest February on record

Fri, 2024-03-01 17:13
Weather data to be released on Friday will also likely show that this winter was less frosty than normal.
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Parts of UK may have had wettest February on record

Fri, 2024-03-01 17:13
Weather data to be released on Friday will also likely show that this winter was less frosty than normal.
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Mystery sea creature discovered in UK waters 

Fri, 2024-03-01 14:37
Scientists say sea slugs could be migrating north into cooler waters because of climate change.
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Mystery sea creature discovered in UK waters 

Fri, 2024-03-01 14:37
Scientists say sea slugs could be migrating north into cooler waters because of climate change.
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Supermarket chickens found burnt by own excrement

Thu, 2024-02-29 14:40
A BBC investigation finds about one third of chickens sold in some UK supermarkets have "hock burn".
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Supermarket chickens found burnt by own excrement

Thu, 2024-02-29 14:40
A BBC investigation finds about one third of chickens sold in some UK supermarkets have "hock burn".
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Moon lander pictured on its side with snapped leg

Thu, 2024-02-29 05:23
The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth
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