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Inventor Sir James Dyson sets up college to tackle skills shortage
Inventor Sir James Dyson is setting up his own technology institute to tackle the shortage of engineers.
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Health scare
Given the complexity of antibiotics resistance, what should we do to tackle the problem?
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'Flasher' frog found hidden in Australian swamp
A rare species of frog is discovered which startles predators by revealing its bright orange groin.
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Ebola adapted to easily infect people
Ebola dramatically adapted to infect human tissues with ease in the first few months of the Ebola outbreak.
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Sterile flies released in Florida to combat flesh-eating worm
Authorities in Florida are releasing sterile flies in a bid to stamp out a flesh-eating livestock disease that has returned to the US for the first time in 30 years.
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Big Chinese rocket makes maiden flight
China has launched its biggest rocket to date - the Long March 5.
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UN review says carbon plans fall well short of climate goals
An analysis of national plans to cut carbon says they are still way above the levels needed to keep the rise in global temperatures under 2C.
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James Webb: Two years to Hubble successor's launch
Engineers finish assembling the telescope that will succeed Hubble. James Webb, as it is known, is now on track to be launched two years from now.
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Pupils find out results of ISS space seeds experiment
Thousands of school children have been helping to carry out experiments to see whether seeds that have been in space grow as well as those that have stayed on Earth.
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Rock shelter used by speedy early Australians
The swiftness with which the first Aboriginal settlers spread across Australia is underlined by the discovery of an ancient rock shelter north of Adelaide.
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DNA clues to how chipmunk earned its stripes
New research suggests chipmunks and a type of mouse evolved stripes early in their evolution, which may have given them an advantage in outwitting predators.
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Tim Peake schools seed experiment results released
The results of a mass schools experiment led by Tim Peake have been released.
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Green group wins in air pollution court battle
Campaigners have won the latest battle in legal action against the UK Government over levels of air pollution.
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Baby rhino takes first bath
A newborn rhino, born at Blank Park Zoo in the US city of Des Moines, has been taking her first bath.
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MPs call for major reform of flood risk management
Radical plans to overhaul the system of managing flood risk are called for by the Commons environment and rural affairs committee.
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Project aims to end 'ambiguity' of plant-based medicine
A team of scientists at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew embarks on the mammoth task of creating a single database of the world's medicinal plant species.
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Biggest telescope may swap continents
One of the world's biggest telescope projects might be forced to move its location to a different continent.
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Seismic risks remain after Italian quakes
There remains the potential for future quakes in Italy’s Apennines region, say scientists who have reviewed the latest satellite maps of the region.
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Thousands of baby turtles released into Peruvian Amazon
Thousands of baby Taricaya turtles have been released into the Peruvian Amazon as part of an effort to save them from extinction.
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How the BBC is preparing to broadcast Arctic Live
The BBC is preparing to broadcast live from Churchill in Canada, which has become known as the polar bear capital of the world.
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