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Hurricane season: Record number of named Atlantic storms
Theta is the 29th Atlantic storm this hurricane season and another system is forming in the Caribbean.
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Two-million-year-old skull of human 'cousin' unearthed
The fossil from a large-toothed species helps shed more light on how humans evolved, researchers say.
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Joe Biden: How the president-elect plans to tackle climate change
What will a Joe Biden presidency mean for the global battle against rising temperatures?
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'Mutant coronavirus' seen before on mink farms, say scientists
The coronavirus mutation found in farmed mink in Denmark has arisen in the past, genetic data shows.
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Eve Online video game helps scientists understand Covid-19
Gamers have completed 47 million mini-game tasks amounting to 36 years categorising cells.
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Virgin Hyperloop pod transport tests first passenger journey
The "sci-fi" travel concept involves travelling in pods inside vacuum tubes at very high speeds.
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Boris Johnson to chair nuclear summit
The government is committed to building nuclear power stations to decarbonise the UK's electricity.
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How artificial intelligence may be making you buy things
Retailers are increasingly using AI to try to predict and encourage what customers purchase.
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Saving India's tigers from extinction
How the Indian government launched ‘Project Tiger’ to save the animals from extinction
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Alan Turing: Stolen items to be returned to UK from US after decades
A collection of items belonging to the Bletchley Park code-breaker were stolen from Dorset in 1984.
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Climate change: Why the UK's carbon-free future will need rules
Tackling climate change will need action right across society and the economy - with a host of new incentives.
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Back from the dead: Race to save Romania's 65 million-year-old fish
The nocturnal, prehistoric Asprete has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades.
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Mossmorran: Carbon emissions from flaring revealed
CO2 equivalent to 9,140 people flying return to New York may have been emitted from Mossmorran during October flaring.
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Student ‘blown away’ after capturing Mars in back garden
Joel Miller filmed the red planet using a telescope and a DSLR camera in his back garden.
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UK energy plant to use liquid air
The 50MW facility near Manchester hopes to store enough power for roughly 50,000 homes.
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Coronavirus and mink: What are the implications?
A mutation in coronavirus triggers alarm but scientists urge caution as more information is needed.
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Poor diet: Children 20cm shorter as a result, analysis says
A global analysis suggests that on average the world's tallest teenagers live in the Netherlands.
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Bentley reveals plan to go fully electric by 2030
The luxury carmaker will scrap petrol engines within a decade and become carbon neutral.
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The foul-smelling fuel that could power big ships
Engineers think ammonia, if made sustainably, could be a greener fuel for shipping, but challenges remain.
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Coronavirus: Denmark imposes lockdowns amid mink covid fears
Cases of a mutated strain of Covid-19 have been detected that may undermine future vaccines.
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