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Early animal had 'complex behaviour'

Thu, 2019-09-05 05:50
A millipede-like creature from 550 million years ago is among the earliest examples of this.
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Greenland's rapidly vanishing glaciers

Wed, 2019-09-04 16:00
The BBC's David Shukman returns to the Sermilik glacier that he last visited in 2004.
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Meat-eating plants making a comeback in England

Wed, 2019-09-04 11:21
Endangered carnivorous plants are being reintroduced in an attempt to reverse their decline.
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Climate crisis: Greenland's ice faces melting 'death sentence'

Wed, 2019-09-04 07:35
The massive ice sheet covering Greenland may have melted by a record amount this year, scientists say.
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Will a woman set foot on the Moon soon?

Wed, 2019-09-04 02:48
Nasa's Artemis mission plans to send the first woman and the next man to the Moon.
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Anak Krakatau: Volcano's tsunami trigger was 'relatively small'

Wed, 2019-09-04 00:02
The tsunami hazard from volcanoes that collapse into the sea may have been underestimated as a result.
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Battle of Worcester artefacts unearthed for first time

Tue, 2019-09-03 19:48
It is the first time physical evidence of the 1651 Battle of Worcester has been discovered.
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What is sustainable palm oil?

Tue, 2019-09-03 16:42
Can the palm oil industry improve its impact on the environment?
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'Women starting their careers find it very, very daunting'

Tue, 2019-09-03 09:14
Only a third of scientists are women but Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn wants young women to persist.
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Wild geese change routes to cope with climate change

Tue, 2019-09-03 00:13
Migratory patterns have changed in the last 25 years according to a new study by Scots researchers.
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'Mission Jurassic' fossil dinosaur dig closes for winter

Mon, 2019-09-02 23:28
Three full truck loads of dinosaur fossils ship out as scientists end their excavation season.
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Climate change 'has affected a third of UK bird species'

Mon, 2019-09-02 21:49
The number of cuckoos plummets but buzzards soar in warmer weather, ornithologists say.
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Where whales are back on the menu

Mon, 2019-09-02 09:44
After 33 years, Japanese fishermen are once again carrying out commercial whaling.
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Thames Estuary seals double in number

Mon, 2019-09-02 09:22
The Zoological Society of London said it was a "positive sign of the health of the ecosystem".
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Make-up’s Big Palm Oil Secret

Mon, 2019-09-02 09:14
Make-up artist Emmy Burbidge travels to Papua New Guinea to discover the truth about what’s in her make-up, and find out whether there’s a sustainable way of producing the oil used.
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Extinction Rebellion 'stemmed from failed bus lane protest'

Sun, 2019-09-01 09:32
One of the protest movement's founders says she was inspired after praying on a psychedelic retreat.
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Tiffany Francis-Baker: How forests shaped our literary heritage and inspired a nation

Sun, 2019-09-01 09:20
One-hundred years after the Forestry Commission was set up, a writer reflects on the creative power of trees.
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Great Barrier Reef outlook very poor, Australia says

Fri, 2019-08-30 20:57
A report downgrades the reef's long-term health from poor to very poor due to climate change.
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Endangered bats: The manicure helping to save a species

Fri, 2019-08-30 11:17
Scientists explore the home of a bat species that is confined to a single cave in Cuba.
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Mars mission readies tiny chopper for Red Planet flight

Thu, 2019-08-29 23:44
The next US space agency robot to explore the Red Planet will carry a small helicopter with it.
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