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Nasa's InSight probe senses hundreds of 'Marsquakes'

Tue, 2020-02-25 03:02
The US space agency's InSight probe detects over 450 significant seismic events since landing in 2018.
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Katherine Johnson: Hidden Figures Nasa mathematician dies at 101

Tue, 2020-02-25 02:26
Ms Johnson, who helped launch the first American into orbit, was portrayed in the film Hidden Figures.
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Australia fires were far worse than any prediction

Tue, 2020-02-25 01:59
The 'breathtaking scale' of the Australian bushfires were way beyond anything climate science predicted, say scientists.
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Europe's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover to make 'pit stop' for repair

Tue, 2020-02-25 01:56
The Rosalind Franklin robot will be moved from Cannes to Turin to fix a fault on its solar panels.
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Extinction: Meet the new poster animals of conservation

Mon, 2020-02-24 20:02
Scientists say charismatic but lesser-known "flagship species" are key to raising money for conservation.
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Climate change: Schools failing us, say pupils

Mon, 2020-02-24 10:35
Educated people cause most harm to the planet so schools must change, say teenage climate campaigners.
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Study finds quarter of climate change tweets from bots

Sat, 2020-02-22 11:59
Researchers at Brown University found bots were far more likely to post tweets denying climate change.
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Oxford food waste used to help grow more food

Sat, 2020-02-22 10:47
How unwanted food is processed to produce electricity and fertiliser.
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Romulus mystery: Experts divided on 'tomb of Rome's founding father'

Sat, 2020-02-22 02:31
A discovery at an ancient temple divides experts over possible links to the city's legendary founder.
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Scientists discover powerful antibiotic using AI

Sat, 2020-02-22 02:03
Researchers claim it could be used to kill some of the world's deadliest bacteria.
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Blind Portsmouth astronomer shares his love of space

Fri, 2020-02-21 10:42
Nic Bonne, who uses 3D-printed models to study galaxies, wants more people to stargaze.
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The man who can make music with his mind

Fri, 2020-02-21 01:53
Academic and electronic musician Bertolt Meyer has hacked into his prosthetic arm and connected it to his synth.
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'Birdgirl' Mya-Rose Craig to get Bristol University honorary doctorate

Thu, 2020-02-20 18:21
Mya-Rose Craig has been campaigning for equality in the environmental movement since 2015.
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Conservation: Calls to protect species across borders

Thu, 2020-02-20 13:00
Measures to protect the jaguar and Asian elephant are being proposed at an international summit.
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'Astonishing' blue whale numbers at South Georgia

Thu, 2020-02-20 13:00
The biggest animal on Earth is returning to waters where it was nearly driven to extinction.
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Heather Couper: Broadcaster and astronomer dies at 70

Thu, 2020-02-20 03:44
She appeared on TV shows ranging from Blue Peter to The Sky At Night, as well as documentaries.
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How overseas stag parties are hurting the environment

Wed, 2020-02-19 10:20
About half the flights young men take each year are for stag dos - and that generates a lot of emissions.
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Climate change: Fertiliser could be used to power ocean-going ships

Wed, 2020-02-19 10:04
Ammonia, the key ingredient of fertiliser, can be burned in ships’ engines in place of polluting diesel.
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Locust swarms: South Sudan latest to be hit by invasion

Wed, 2020-02-19 03:37
The ravenous pests have devoured crops and pasture threatening a food crisis in East Africa.
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Neanderthal 'skeleton' is first found in a decade

Wed, 2020-02-19 01:21
Researchers describe the first "articulated" remains of a Neanderthal to be discovered in a decade.
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