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Newcastle University films grey seals clapping underwater

Mon, 2020-02-03 10:01
Dr Ben Burville spent 17 years trying to become the first person to record them making the noise.
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Somalia declares emergency over locust swarms

Sun, 2020-02-02 23:12
Parts of east Africa see the largest invasion of the insects in 25 years, threatening food supplies.
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Koalas found dead on Australia logging plantation

Sun, 2020-02-02 19:13
Australian animal protection groups are attempting to rescue about 120 animals from the site.
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Inside the hidden 'power tunnels' of London

Sun, 2020-02-02 10:09
Deep underneath the streets of the capital is a hidden network, powering the network.
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Solar Orbiter completes preparation for launch

Sat, 2020-02-01 23:36
With all testing complete, Europe's audacious mission to our star is placed atop its launch rocket.
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Amazon rainforest: The 90-year-old trying to stop destruction

Sat, 2020-02-01 10:29
Newsnight was given rare access to a once-in-a-generation meeting of indigenous groups trying to save the Amazon.
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Could you handle the most remote campsite on earth?

Sat, 2020-02-01 10:17
Take a look inside an Antarctic campsite and find out how they survive.
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Mega-constellation firms meet European astronomers

Sat, 2020-02-01 05:42
Scientists put their concerns about giant satellite networks directly to the companies involved.
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Climate change: UK sacks its UN conference president

Sat, 2020-02-01 04:57
The UK government sacks the woman it appointed to run the crucial UN climate summit in November.
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Plastic pollution: 'Hidden' chemicals build up in seabirds

Fri, 2020-01-31 11:10
Chemicals in plastics can build up in seabirds at levels thousands of times higher than normal.
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Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop series on Netflix slammed by NHS chief

Fri, 2020-01-31 09:59
Sir Simon Stevens accuses Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Lab of spreading "myths and misinformation".
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Wisbech bees killed by 'morons' in hive attack

Fri, 2020-01-31 04:16
Conservationists believe as many as 10,000 endangered black bees died.
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Bill proposes ban on plastic waste exports

Fri, 2020-01-31 01:16
Plastic waste exports to developing countries to be banned or restricted under new law.
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'Bald' hedgehog returns to wild after re-growing spines

Thu, 2020-01-30 22:08
The animal weighed just 324g and was missing its fur and most of its spines when it was found in Comrie.
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Jersey 'drowned landscape' could yield Ice Age insights

Thu, 2020-01-30 20:59
Archaeologists plan an ambitious survey of part of the seabed off Jersey where Neanderthals once lived.
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Essex beaver flood defences 'stood up well' in winter rain

Thu, 2020-01-30 20:47
The two dam-builders are the first beavers to live in the wild in Essex for 400 years.
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Greta Thunberg to trademark 'Fridays for Future'

Thu, 2020-01-30 20:21
The climate change activist said people had tried to sell products and make money in the movement's name.
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Coronavirus: The US laboratory developing a vaccine

Thu, 2020-01-30 15:02
US scientists have told the BBC they could have a vaccine ready for use before the end of the year.
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Sun's surface seen in remarkable new detail

Thu, 2020-01-30 12:49
A telescope positioned atop a Hawaiian volcano acquires remarkable pictures of our convulsing star.
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Two satellites in close shave over US city of Pittsburgh

Thu, 2020-01-30 12:40
Experts said a collision would have created a debris field, risking damage to other satellites.
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