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Close research links with EU 'negotiable' post-Brexit

Wed, 2017-09-06 07:30
Options for collaboration between research communities post-Brexit will be set out in a government paper.
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Nasa shares video of Hurrican Irma viewed from space

Wed, 2017-09-06 03:59
The Category 5 storm is due to make landfall on the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean later.
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Lentils: 'First UK commercial crop' harvested

Tue, 2017-09-05 20:43
A supplier is working with farms in Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Suffolk, Sussex and Wiltshire.
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Scientists and astronauts join forces to create world's deepest coral farm

Tue, 2017-09-05 16:42
Scientists from Florida International University have teamed up with Nasa to create the world's deepest coral farm in an effort to tackle the decline of coral reefs.
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Northern lights linked to North sea whale strandings

Tue, 2017-09-05 09:27
Scientists connect the solar storms behind the Aurora Borealis to the deaths of 29 whales in the North Sea.
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How to create a digital copy of dinosaur fossils

Tue, 2017-09-05 09:19
Palaeontologists are turning to technology to preserve dinosaur fossils.
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Voyager 1 at 40: Scientists 'amazed' 1970s space probe still works

Tue, 2017-09-05 09:15
The Voyager 1 space probe was launched 40 years ago and continues to send back data from interstellar space.
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Memorial held for green campaigner

Tue, 2017-09-05 00:23
Around 200 members of family and colleagues attended a memorial for Stephen Tindale.
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ISS crew return to Earth

Sun, 2017-09-03 18:38
The three-person crew of Peggy Whitson, Jack Fischer and Fyodor Yurchikhin have landed safely in Kazakhstan.
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Multiple waterspouts spotted in Sochi

Sat, 2017-09-02 03:06
Footage of a number of waterspouts in Russia has emerged.
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XFEL: Brilliant X-ray laser comes online

Sat, 2017-09-02 01:04
A powerful machine opens in Germany to probe the structure of matter to help make new drugs and materials.
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust launches Lackford Lakes appeal

Fri, 2017-09-01 20:04
Suffolk Wildlife Trust says species including the stone curlew will benefit from the purchase.
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Florence: Largest asteroid in century to safely fly by Earth

Fri, 2017-09-01 19:57
Florence will pass by at a relatively close distance but scientists say there is nothing to worry about.
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Young tagged hen harrier goes missing in 'suspicious' circumstances

Fri, 2017-09-01 09:41
Calluna, a female harrier fitted with a satellite tag, has not been tracked for more than a fortnight.
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Inefficient vacuum cleaner sales banned

Fri, 2017-09-01 09:02
Those using more than 900 watts and emitting more than 80 decibels are now banned in Europe's shops.
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New research reveals why is yawning so contagious

Fri, 2017-09-01 04:25
New research sheds light on why yawns are so contagious.
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Clues to why leaves come in many sizes

Fri, 2017-09-01 04:14
Scientists are closer to solving one of the big puzzles of the plant world - why leaf size matters.
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Otter 'social learning' observed in Anglia Ruskin University study

Fri, 2017-09-01 00:52
Researchers observe smooth-coated otters watching and learning from each other.
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Flood capital

Thu, 2017-08-31 22:02
The reasons why the fourth-largest city in the US has become its flood capital.
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Hyperloop pod breaks own high-speed record

Thu, 2017-08-31 21:58
More tests next month might mean the pods for the science-fictional transport system hit 500 km/h
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