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AAAS: Machine learning 'causing science crisis'

Sun, 2019-02-17 03:29
Techniques used to analyse data are producing misleading and often wrong results, critics say.
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Call to ban killer robots in wars

Sat, 2019-02-16 09:28
Scientists have called for a ban on the development of weapons controlled by AI.
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Hiker speaks after taking on mountain lion...and winning

Sat, 2019-02-16 08:49
Travis Kauffman was hiking in Colorado when he came toe-to-toe with a young mountain lion.
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Gene-edited animal plan to relieve poverty in Africa

Sat, 2019-02-16 08:00
Researchers in Edinburgh develop gene-edited farm animals for poor farmers in Africa.
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Climate march students: 'We need change and we need it now'

Sat, 2019-02-16 06:15
Students have protested across the UK to air their views on the issue of climate change. We talked to some of those in Manchester.
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Hong Kong seizes $1m worth of rhino horn at airport

Sat, 2019-02-16 04:55
Two men carrying at least 24 severed rhino horns have been arrested at Hong Kong airport's customs.
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BP: Plastic ban "could have unintended consequences"

Sat, 2019-02-16 03:13
The oil and gas company believes a prohibition on single-use plastic could increase CO2, but is that true?
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Climate strike: Schoolchildren protest over climate change

Fri, 2019-02-15 23:33
Thousands of people gather in London, as students around the UK miss school to call for action.
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Space harpoon skewers 'orbital debris'

Fri, 2019-02-15 22:26
A British-led mission demonstrates a projectile that could one day be used to clear up space junk.
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Space junk: Harpoon tested to clean up space

Fri, 2019-02-15 22:26
New footage from a space mission shows the latest idea to collect space junk.
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Climate strike: Why are students striking and will it have an impact?

Fri, 2019-02-15 19:08
Across the UK, students are set to take part in a climate strike, but will it make a difference?
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Eagle rescued after huge ice ball grows on its tail

Fri, 2019-02-15 18:58
A bald eagle had to be rescued after a 20cm ice ball grew on its tail.
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Gravitational waves: Black hole detector to get upgrade

Fri, 2019-02-15 10:47
The UK and US governments have announced a £25m upgrade to the machines that detected gravitational waves.
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Cambridge anglers win fish loss compensation

Fri, 2019-02-15 06:12
Anglian Water admits ammonia discharge from a recycling unit killed big bream in the River Cam.
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Chernobyl: The end of a three-decade experiment

Fri, 2019-02-15 03:49
The abandoned Chernobyl exclusion zone could be about to change for the first time since the world's worst nuclear disaster.
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Chemicals 'repair damaged neurons in mice'

Fri, 2019-02-15 02:30
Some early studies in mice suggest drugs can be developed to halt mental decline, say scientists.
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Search for Shackleton's lost Endurance ship called off

Thu, 2019-02-14 22:15
Thick ice and a lost sub bring an end to the search for the famous Antarctic explorer's sunken polar yacht.
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Paying tribute to the nation's forests

Thu, 2019-02-14 19:27
Britons are being urged to write a poem, letter or story to celebrate the woodlands of the UK.
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'I'm standing up for our planet'

Thu, 2019-02-14 11:29
Every Friday morning, 13-year-old Holly Gillibrand skips school for an hour to demand more is done over climate change.
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Greta Thunberg: The Swedish teen inspiring climate strikes

Thu, 2019-02-14 10:03
Greta Thunberg spoke to the BBC in September, but since then she's become a global phenomenon.
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