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Images reveal Iceland's glacier melt

Fri, 2019-10-25 10:19
A photography project has highlighted the extent of ice loss from Iceland’s largest glaciers.
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Andover runner almost died drinking five litres of water

Fri, 2019-10-25 09:16
Marathon runner Johanna Pakenham almost died when she drank five litres of water.
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Pesticide poisoned French paradise islands in Caribbean

Fri, 2019-10-25 09:04
France has a pollution crisis in the Caribbean caused by toxic chlordecone sprayed on banana crops.
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National Wildlife Property Repository: The people who take care of dead animals

Fri, 2019-10-25 07:21
There are millions of creatures, flora and fauna stored at the National Wildlife Property Repository in Colorado
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Earthworms' place on Earth mapped

Fri, 2019-10-25 04:18
The first global atlas of earthworms has been compiled to help protect the fauna beneath our feet.
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Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels

Thu, 2019-10-24 20:34
Researchers taught rats to drive tiny "ratmobiles" in exchange for food, which helped the rats relax.
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Paris Agreement: Trump confirms US will leave climate accord

Thu, 2019-10-24 18:50
Donald Trump says Paris deal would "punish the American people" as he hails US fossil fuel boom.
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Northern Ireland's seas a 'mixed picture'

Thu, 2019-10-24 15:28
Most seabird populations, including kittiwakes, puffins and herring gulls, remain at risk.
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From the Olympics to a climate change activist

Thu, 2019-10-24 09:13
Rok Rozman competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Now he has kayaked across six countries to help defend rivers against dams.
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Scientist gets £2m decades after he invented diabetes test

Thu, 2019-10-24 05:31
Prof Ian Shanks used his daughter's toy microscope to build a prototype for the device in the 1980s.
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Ellie Goulding on climate change: 'The backlash grows ever uglier'

Thu, 2019-10-24 05:30
Singer Ellie Goulding spoke at the One Young World summit encouraging young people to stay positive.
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The battle to break plastic's bonds

Thu, 2019-10-24 00:38
US chemists have turned plastic into motor oil, but the scientific battle to break down the tide of plastic waste continues.
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Google claims 'quantum supremacy' for computer

Wed, 2019-10-23 23:26
The company claims a quantum computer has surpassed conventional devices for the first time.
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Lighthouse moved 70m on rails to save it from falling into sea

Wed, 2019-10-23 05:39
Coastal erosion threatened to topple Denmark's Rubjerg Knude lighthouse - but now it's being moved.
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Climate: 100% organic farming would boost emissions

Wed, 2019-10-23 02:38
Going fully organic in England and Wales would require more imports of food and increase carbon output.
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'Molar Berg': Getting a measure of Antarctica's big new iceberg

Wed, 2019-10-23 01:31
Scientists use satellites to run the rule over the White Continent's latest mega-berg.
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Bezos floats 'national team' to build Moon lander

Wed, 2019-10-23 00:21
Four aerospace firms will team up in a bid to build a lunar landing system.
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How liquid air could help keep the lights on

Tue, 2019-10-22 23:15
The UK will build the first ever liquid air energy storage plant, based on an idea from a backyard inventor.
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How space affects women and men differently

Tue, 2019-10-22 09:48
BBC Radio 5 Live speaks to a space gynaecologist about the impact of space travel on female astronauts.
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Neanderthal 'glue' points to complex thinking

Tue, 2019-10-22 06:44
A Neanderthal tool from the Netherlands bears traces of ancient "glue".
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