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Bane of the oceans
MPs have recommended banning the tiny particles of plastic called "microbeads" which are used in a number of cosmetics and cleaning products. But why have they taken the move?
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Yuval Noah Harari: "We are probably one of the last generations of Homo sapiens."
Historian and author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Yuval Noah Harari speaks about the future of humanity.
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China unveils 2020 Mars mission probe and rover
China gives the world a first glimpse of the space probe and rover it plans to use in its first mission to Mars in 2020.
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Depression: A revolution in treatment?
Can treating the immune system lead to a revolution in treating depression?
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Perfume traces could help to solve crimes
Detecting traces of perfume could help in the fight against crime, a study suggests
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MPs call for ban on plastic microbeads
A worldwide ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetics should be imposed as soon as possible, MPs demand.
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Hundreds of thousands of dead fish wash up in New Jersey
Hundreds of thousands of fish, commonly known as peanut bunker fish, have washed up dead in a New Jersey creek.
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How to shave a mountain
Tourists gather in Transylvania to help with the traditional mountain hay harvest. BBC Gaelic Journalist Teàrlach Quinnell went with them.
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Most nations lack ability to deal with invasive species
Most countries in the world have little capacity to deal effectively with invasive species, a study suggests.
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Are you rubbish at recycling?
There has been a massive spike in the amount of recycling that gets rejected.
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New badger culling trials given go ahead across England
Badger culls are to be carried out in five new areas of England in a bid to control bovine TB, the BBC learns.
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Mystery stone structure under Neolithic dump on Orkney
Archaeologists have uncovered a mysterious stone structure buried under what they describe as Scotland's "largest Neolithic rubbish dump".
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Spider silk helps creates microscope superlens
Spider silk is used to create a superlens for a microscope, allowing Bangor University scientists to view objects previously deemed "invisible".
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California wildfires: Blue Cut blaze curbed as evacuees return
Firefighters in California gain ground in tackling the massive Blue Cut wildfire, containing around 40% and allowing many evacuees to return home.
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Zebra finch 'heat song' changes hatchling development
A study finds that Australian zebra finches sing to their eggs in hot conditions and these "incubation calls" change the chicks' development.
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Water voles: National Trust releasing 100 in Yorkshire Dales
About 100 voles will soon be released in the Yorkshire Dales in what is thought to be Britain's largest water vole reintroduction project.
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HMT Arfon: Sunken WWI mine trawler protected
The sunken wreck of a fishing trawler that swept for mines during World War One is given special protection by Historic England.
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Satellite images used to predict poverty
Researchers have combined satellite imagery with AI to predict areas of poverty across the world.
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Tourists flock to Kilauea Volcano lava streams
Tourists flock to Hawaii's Kilauea volcano after lava reached the sea for the first time in three years. Aerials - Lava Ocean Tours.
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A global audience joins Prof Michael Sandel to discuss the world's response to climate change.
A global audience joins Prof Michael Sandel to discuss the world's response to climate change.
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