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Nasa zeroes in on cause of Hubble's trouble
A possible cause is identified for the Hubble telescope's worst glitch in years.
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Climate change: Amazon regions emit more carbon than they absorb
Rising heat and deforestation cause eastern parts of the Amazon to become carbon sources, not sinks.
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EU unveils sweeping climate change plan
It proposes taxing jet fuel and effectively banning the sale of petrol cars within 20 years.
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Climate crisis rallies young people
Thousands of young people are joining a mission to help solve the environmental crisis facing their generation.
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Benjamin Jesty: The unsung hero of vaccination
Edward Jenner is credited with inventing the vaccine but his method was pioneered by a Dorset farmer.
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Prince Charles' warning over survival of small farms
If they go out of business it will "rip the heart out of the British countryside", he says.
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Carry on flying, says government green plan
The policy has been ridiculed by environmentalists who say the government is putting too much faith in innovation.
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Giant goldfish problem in US lake prompts warning to pet owners
Goldfish released into the wild can grow much bigger and cause major disruption to ecosystems.
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US heatwave: Could US and Canada see the worst wildfires yet?
The annual fire season has barely started - and there are claims that 2021 might be the worst year yet.
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Climate change: Technology boosts efforts to curb tree loss in Amazon
Smartphones and satellite data help indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon to limit deforestation.
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Florida breaks manatee death record in first six months of 2021
Wildlife authorities say the unprecedented number of deaths was primarily caused by starvation.
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Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson rockets to the edge of space
The UK businessman realises a lifetime's ambition by riding a rocket plane high into the sky.
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Virgin Galactic: Richard Branson's long, winding path to space
The BBC tracks the long, winding road to Sir Richard Branson's flight to the edge of space.
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Sir Richard Branson: Space flight will be 'extraordinary'
The UK businessman is about to realise a lifetime's ambition by flying to the edge of space.
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Virgin Galactic's Beth Moses: 'No camera can capture the magic'
Virgin Galactic's chief astronaut instructor, Beth Moses, describes the experience of spaceflight.
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Covid origins: Scientists weigh up evidence over virus's origins
Researchers aim to "set the record straight" on how the virus transferred from bats into humans.
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Fire lookouts: The US Forest Service lookouts watching for fires
In remote towers, US Forest Service lookouts act as an early warning system for forest fires.
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Nature: Backyard moth spotting rises during lockdown
Experts are heartened by a new found interest in the "underappreciated and under-threat" insects.
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Climate change: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
Without global warming, the searing heat seen in the western US and Canada "just doesn't occur," say scientists.
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Record June temperatures point to more 'extraordinary' extremes
North America experienced its warmest June on record and experts say the figures are frightening.
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