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These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?

Tue, 10/28/2025 - 03:04
It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system
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'It's harder to be a parent than a space shuttle commander', trailblazing Nasa pilot tells BBC

Tue, 10/21/2025 - 05:34
The BBC speaks to astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft.
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Housing secretary says 'job on the line' over 1.5m housing target

Mon, 10/20/2025 - 08:01
Housing secretary tells BBC Panorama widespread scepticism will make hitting target "all the sweeter".
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From Hollywood to horticulture: Cate Blanchett on a mission to save seeds

Mon, 10/20/2025 - 02:42
The Hollywood actor teams up with Kew’s Millenium Seed Bank as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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From Hollywood to horticulture: Cate Blanchett on a mission to save seeds

Mon, 10/20/2025 - 02:42
The Hollywood actor teams up with Kew’s Millenium Seed Bank as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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Skeletons found in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds

Sat, 10/18/2025 - 12:03
The archaeological discovery in Croatia contains seven male skeletons scientists believe are 1,700 years old.
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Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103

Sat, 10/18/2025 - 09:49
Yang, one of the world's most influential scientists, earned global recognition for his work in theoretical physics.
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Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record

Sat, 10/18/2025 - 02:26
Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.
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Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record

Sat, 10/18/2025 - 02:26
Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.
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Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure

Fri, 10/17/2025 - 19:31
President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".
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Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure

Fri, 10/17/2025 - 19:31
President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".
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Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure

Fri, 10/17/2025 - 19:31
President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".
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BBC Inside Science

Thu, 10/16/2025 - 19:00
The science and maths of playing The Traitors recorded at Green Man Festival.
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BBC Inside Science

Thu, 10/16/2025 - 19:00
The science and maths of playing The Traitors recorded at Green Man Festival.
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Bears kill seven people in Japan this year as attacks hit record high

Thu, 10/16/2025 - 18:55
Seven people have died since April this year - the highest number since figures started being recorded in 2006, officials say.
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Australia's rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists

Thu, 10/16/2025 - 09:28
Australia's rainforests are the first in the world to make the "concerning" switch, say scientists.
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Australia's rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists

Thu, 10/16/2025 - 09:28
Australia's rainforests are the first in the world to make the "concerning" switch, say scientists.
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Artificial reef created at offshore wind farm

Thu, 10/16/2025 - 08:19
The reef protects the wind turbine and serves as a home for a wide range of marine life.
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Netherlands' renewables drive putting pressure on its power grid

Thu, 10/16/2025 - 02:04
Homes asked to use less electricity as network is overloaded by the rush to wind and solar power.
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Controversial UK oil field publishes full scale of climate impact

Wed, 10/15/2025 - 17:44
The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.
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