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English Bulldog health problems prompt cross-breeding call

Fri, 2016-07-29 09:07
Crossing the English Bulldog with another breed is the best way to ensure its survival, according to US scientists.
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Chinese rocket lights up skies over Utah and California

Fri, 2016-07-29 08:10
People in the US have filmed a Chinese rocket body streaking across the sky over Utah and California.
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Hinkley Point: New hitch for UK nuclear plant deal

Fri, 2016-07-29 06:51
Plans to build the first new UK nuclear plant in 20 years suffer an unexpected delay after the government postpones a final decision until the early autumn.
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How a huge school of sharks 'flips the food pyramid'

Fri, 2016-07-29 03:33
Ecologists discover a food web beneath the waves of French Polynesia that is both unusual and spectacular.
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Cancer found in ancient human ancestor's foot

Thu, 2016-07-28 23:39
The earliest evidence of cancer in the human fossil record has been discovered in South Africa, say researchers.
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PM wants positive outcome for science in Brexit talks

Thu, 2016-07-28 22:21
The Prime Minister has said that she wants to ensure a positive outcome for science in negotiations to leave the European Union.
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Elephant killings in Africa 'stabilise' but threat continues

Thu, 2016-07-28 19:09
The rapid growth in the illegal killing of African elephants seen since 2006 seems to have stabilised and may be decreasing.
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Antibiotic resistance: 'Snot wars' study yields new class of drugs

Thu, 2016-07-28 09:06
A new class of antibiotics has been discovered by analysing the bacterial warfare taking place up people's noses, scientists report.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot 'roars with heat'

Thu, 2016-07-28 03:12
Jupiter's giant storm is somehow heating the planet's upper atmosphere - possibly by means of sound waves - astronomers discover.
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Time to say goodbye

Thu, 2016-07-28 03:10
As Philae, the robotic lander, is finally switched off and the world says goodbye.
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Clever koalas learn to cross the road safely

Thu, 2016-07-28 02:21
Koalas have quickly learned to use wildlife passageways to cross busy roads in Australia's Queensland state as they move between habitats.
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MH370: Missing jet 'could be further north'

Wed, 2016-07-27 22:18
The crashed remains from Flight MH370 could be as much as 500km further north than the current search area, argues a new modelling study.
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Farewell to Philae as lander coms cut

Wed, 2016-07-27 22:04
Professor Monica Grady describes the final days of communication with the Philae lander
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X-rays reveal complete dino skeleton

Wed, 2016-07-27 21:37
Scientists have used high-power X-rays to "see inside" an exquisite and complete dinosaur specimen.
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Orangutan 'copies human speech'

Wed, 2016-07-27 19:10
An orangutan copying sounds made by researchers offers new clues to how human speech evolved, scientists say.
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Waste mountain

Wed, 2016-07-27 10:03
Every day hundreds of thousands of Britons put their coffee cup into a recycling bin. They're wrong - those cups aren't recyclable.
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Increasing ocean acidity could impact fish spawning

Wed, 2016-07-27 09:18
A new study suggests that the increasing acidification of the oceans is likely to interfere with the ability of fish to reproduce.
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Peruvian fishermen recsue baby whale from met

Wed, 2016-07-27 07:28
Fishermen in the Plura region of Peru have rescued an exhausted whale calf that had become trapped in a net.
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How have Dolly the Sheep's 'siblings' fared?

Wed, 2016-07-27 06:58
The prospect of using cloning to treat humans has been boosted by new evidence suggests that it can be used safely in animals.
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Royal Society head calls for 'underwriting' of research

Wed, 2016-07-27 02:31
The president of the Royal Society has called for the UK government to underwrite the research of all UK-based researchers who apply for EU funding now.
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