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Could AI robots replace human astronauts in space?
Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost
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Watch: Rocket blasts off for India's first space-docking mission
The rocket, which took off from a site north of Chennai, places two satellites in orbit.
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Astronomers ready for dazzling but brief celestial show after 80-year wait
Astronomers are poised to see a star system about 3,000 light years away explode into brightness.
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A year of extreme weather that challenged billions
Climate change caused 41 additional days of dangerous heat and extreme weather, say scientists.
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A year of extreme weather that challenged billions
Climate change caused 41 additional days of dangerous heat and extreme weather, say scientists.
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Lost city found by accident and rhino IVF breakthrough: 2024's scientific wins
Moments to celebrate included a solar eclipse seen by millions and a lost city discovered by accident.
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Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun
Scientists hope the probe can help us better understand how the Sun works.
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Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun
Scientists hope the probe can help us better understand how the Sun works.
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Charities to get £15m to save surplus farm food
Cash could be used for new technology or to provide training to more staff, the government says.
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National Trust warns UK's most precious heritage at risk from extreme weather
A blurring of the distinctions between seasons is also a challenge for insects and their predators.
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National Trust warns UK's most precious heritage at risk from extreme weather
A blurring of the distinctions between seasons is also a challenge for insects and their predators.
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Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped
Walking campaigners welcome the move, which the government says will help prevent paths from being lost.
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Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.
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Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.
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Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary
The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks.
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Penguins and iceberg-watching: Marking Christmas in Antarctica
Staff working out in the wilds of Antarctica share their Christmas Day plans.
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Penguins and iceberg-watching: Marking Christmas in Antarctica
Staff working out in the wilds of Antarctica share their Christmas Day plans.
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Northern Lights: The aurora that dazzled us in 2024
There has been lots of aurora activity seen in the UK this year and there is likely to be even more in the coming year.
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Spacecraft attempts closest ever approach to Sun
It will plunge into our star's outer atmosphere to uncover its secrets
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Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains
"Yana" is the latest pre-historic discovery in a crater in a remote region of Russia.
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