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OneWeb satellite internet mega-constellation set to fly

Wed, 2019-02-27 11:22
A London-based start-up's multi-billion-pound plan would make the web available everywhere on Earth.
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HP computer stranded in space

Wed, 2019-02-27 10:43
A pair of "off-the-shelf" servers sent up to the International Space Station in an experiment still have not returned to Earth.
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UK beats winter temperature record again

Wed, 2019-02-27 05:25
The Met Office records 21.2C in London's Kew Gardens, making the UK warmer than hot spots like Ibiza.
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Virgin Galactic: Scots-born pilot rockets into space

Mon, 2019-02-25 23:58
Scotsman Dave Mackay piloted Virgin Galactic's rocket plane to 90km above California's Mojave Desert.
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Hayabusa 2: Asteroid image shows touchdown marks

Mon, 2019-02-25 22:36
A new image from Japan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft reveals a dark splodge where it touched down on the surface of an asteroid last week.
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Botswana elephant poaching 'no hoax'

Mon, 2019-02-25 15:33
A study confirms one of the last elephant sanctuaries in Africa has "a significant poaching problem".
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Great Barrier Reef: One million tonnes of sludge to be dumped

Sat, 2019-02-23 03:22
Australia agrees to discard of one million tonnes of waste in world's largest coral reef.
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Virgin's Unity plane rockets skyward

Sat, 2019-02-23 03:00
Scottish pilot Dave Mackay pushes Virgin Galactic's rocket plane faster and higher than it's ever been.
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Botswana mulls lifting elephant hunting ban

Fri, 2019-02-22 21:22
A government report recommends lifting a four-year ban on hunting elephants.
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Old becomes new

Fri, 2019-02-22 11:48
Two students take up the challenge of repairing, reusing and recycling clothes for London Fashion Week.
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Insects decline: What do insects actually do?

Fri, 2019-02-22 10:31
Reports show many insect populations are declining. How will that affect us?
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'A Britain which no longer exists'

Fri, 2019-02-22 10:30
A collection of images spanning 64 years has been described as the "historical Google Earth".
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UN: Growing threat to food from decline in biodiversity

Fri, 2019-02-22 10:04
A UN report says the plants, animals and crops crucial to human food systems are in global decline.
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Why is this horse dressed like a zebra?

Fri, 2019-02-22 06:09
Researchers from the University of Bristol have found a novel way of keeping flies away from horses.
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How human food is changing wildlife

Fri, 2019-02-22 02:27
Wild animals are increasingly eating our food and scientists are discovering 'hidden effects'.
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World's biggest bee found alive

Fri, 2019-02-22 00:07
A giant bee, thought lost to science decades ago, has been re-discovered on an Indonesian island.
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Teeny T. rex relative discovered in US

Fri, 2019-02-22 00:01
A newly discovered relative of T. rex stood just a metre or more tall at the hip, a study suggests.
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Israel's Beresheet robot sets its sights on the Moon

Thu, 2019-02-21 18:37
The Beresheet robot is a privately funded venture that aims to land and hop across the lunar surface.
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Hayabusa-2: Japan mission set to 'bite an asteroid'

Thu, 2019-02-21 17:59
The Hayabusa-2 probe is ready to descend to the Ryugu asteroid to collect a sample from its surface.
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CO2 emissions from UK housing 'go up'

Thu, 2019-02-21 11:56
Greenhouse gas emissions from your heating boiler are fuelling climate change.
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