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'Digital museum' brings millions of fossils out of the dark
A global effort to digitally record millions of fossils is set to transform the study of evolution.
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Climate change: Why are governments taking so long to take action?
Governments are taking too long to tackle climate change and here's why.
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Climate change: COP24 fails to adopt key scientific report
A major climate conference in Poland has failed to adopt a key report after a dispute over a form of words.
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Nasa's InSight probe listens to Martian winds
Two instruments on the recently landed InSight probe capture the noise made by the planet's wind.
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Chang'e-4: China mission targets Moon's far side
It will be the first attempt to land robotic craft to the side of the Moon which never faces Earth.
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Bloodhound supersonic car project axed
The firm behind the 1,000 mph supersonic vehicle failed to find an injection of £25m to keep going.
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Trump's environmental rollback rolls on
The administration plans to open protected lands for drilling and lift curbs on carbon emissions.
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Falcon 9 rocket guides itself to sea
The rocket had a hydraulic problem on its way back to Earth.
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Climate change: Warming made UK heatwave 30 times more likely
Rising global temperatures have massively boosted the chances of summer heatwaves in the UK, says a study.
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Fossil preserves 'sea monster' blubber and skin
Scientists identify fossilised blubber from an ancient marine reptile that lived 180 million years ago.
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Cars and coal help drive 'strong' CO2 rise in 2018
CO2 emissions hit an all time high, rising nearly 3% in 2018 thanks to coal and a booming global market for cars.
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Game-on for UK's Team Tao in ocean XPRIZE final
A UK-based team arrives in Greece for the grand final of a contest to find innovative solutions for seafloor mapping.
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Ash dieback: ash woodlands 'may flourish once again'
Scientists say there is hope that some ash trees can survive in the future, despite ash dieback.
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Rats and pigeons 'replace iconic species'
"Iconic" animals such as tigers are being replaced by "cosmopolitan" species found everywhere - researchers.
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Saving the world's last West African giraffes in Niger
The highly threatened subspecies has been brought back to a reserve in Niger after a 50-year absence.
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What is that bright object next to the moon?
A spectacular sight lights up the sky as Venus and the moon rise together
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Albert Einstein's 'God letter' expected to sell for $1.5m
The 1954 letter about religion is expected to fetch up to $1.5 million at auction in New York.
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Research worms 'too old' to go to space station
A launch is delayed due to mouldy food bars, meaning the worms could be a day too old for research.
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West Mersea mammoth tusk 'dates back 12,000 years'
It was discovered off the Essex coast after an unusually low tide exposed it for about half an hour.
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World's strangest sharks and rays 'on brink of extinction'
A shark that uses its tail to stun prey and a ray half the length of a bus are on the list of 50 species.
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