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Gravitational waves: Cosmic vibrations sensed from unusual star merger

Tue, 2020-01-07 21:03
Laser labs pick up a signal emanating from the collision of two dense, dead stars.
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SpaceX sends 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit

Tue, 2020-01-07 13:28
The California company's latest mission makes it the world's largest commercial satellite operator.
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New rules for low carbon heating in Scots homes

Sun, 2020-01-05 10:41
The new regulations will see alternatives to gas boilers installed in new homes from 2024.
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Pocahontas Heacham mulberry tree DNA test 'inconclusive'

Sun, 2020-01-05 10:03
Researchers are unable to establish whether the Native American planted a mulberry tree in Norfolk.
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Australia fires: How do we know how many animals have died?

Sat, 2020-01-04 11:17
A biodiversity expert suggests almost half a billion animals might have been affected in Australia.
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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Frances Arnold retracts paper

Sat, 2020-01-04 07:04
A Nobel laureate is being praised for retracting a scientific paper that was not reproducible.
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Australia fires: A visual guide to the bushfires and extreme heat

Fri, 2020-01-03 20:06
The scale of the nation's ongoing emergency is terrifying - here's what fire crews are facing.
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The scientist powering drones with 'happy gas'

Fri, 2020-01-03 19:23
The hydrogen-powered drone which could revolutionise the travel industry.
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Met Office: Last decade 'second hottest in 100 years'

Fri, 2020-01-03 13:33
The year 2019 saw several high temperature records in the UK - concluding a record-breaking decade.
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Belching in a good way: How livestock could learn from Orkney sheep

Fri, 2020-01-03 10:47
The sheep of North Ronaldsay could teach other livestock how to belch in a way less harmful to the climate.
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Tackling the Earth's orbiting space junk

Fri, 2020-01-03 10:11
How the Japanese firm Astroscale is set to start cleaning up the Earth's orbiting space debris.
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Climate change hope for hydrogen fuel

Thu, 2020-01-02 10:02
A trial where hydrogen is added to natural gas raises hopes of a low-carbon heating revolution.
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Writing a ‘national anthem' for Mars

Thu, 2020-01-02 10:01
A former software analyst and rising opera star has penned a song for the Red Planet.
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Chandrayaan-3: India plans third Moon mission

Wed, 2020-01-01 23:47
Plans for a new mission come months after the Chandrayaan-2 failed to land on the Moon.
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Palau is first country to ban 'reef toxic' sun cream

Wed, 2020-01-01 15:23
The move is designed to protect marine life around the Pacific island state.
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Could relatives of measles virus jump from animals to us?

Wed, 2020-01-01 11:06
A group of viruses, of which measles is one, are adept at jumping to species barrier.
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Earthshot Prize: William and Kate launch prize to 'repair the Earth'

Wed, 2020-01-01 01:35
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge unveil a global prize to tackle climate issues in the next decade.
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York to ban cars from city centre

Wed, 2020-01-01 00:38
The measure would ban all "non-essential" private car journeys in the city centre by 2023.
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Skomer Island managers seek 'fit and hardy' staff

Tue, 2019-12-31 23:49
The Wildlife Trust is looking to recruit a deputy warden and a visitor officer to work on the island.
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Bank of England chief issues climate change warning

Mon, 2019-12-30 20:51
Mark Carney said the financial sector had begun to curb investment in fossil fuels. but slowly.
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