Cats distinguish owner's smell from stranger's, study finds

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 21:11
Scientists believe cats can discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar humans using smell alone.
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Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 21:06
Many homes in Blatten have been flattened after a large chunk of the Birch glacier fell on to the village.
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New nature health scheme aims to boost well-being

Health News BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 19:49
The RSPB, which helped draw up the scheme, says it has been a success in other parts of the UK.
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Cash to isolate 'would have cut Covid deaths'

Health News BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 18:05
Baroness Dido Harding tells Covid inquiry Rishi Sunak blocked higher support payments.
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Environmental rules reviewed for small housebuilders

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 14:24
Ministers are considering how costs can be reduced for small firms to help them build more homes.
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Watch: Loose pigeons cause havoc on plane before take-off

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 04:48
A US flight was delayed after two birds ended up onboard the aircraft, baffling both passengers and crew.
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'Our homes were taken for a road that was never built'

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 04:41
Three families speak of the "utter hell" of losing their homes to a road scheme that was cancelled.
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Battle begins over new homes approved in historic village without sewage capacity

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 08:07
Charity launches legal challenge as it says problem of over-capacity sewage works near new homes is "rife".
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The people who think AI might become conscious

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 03:38
With a leap in the evolution of large language models, some leading thinkers are questioning whether AI might become sentient
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William: Attenborough was 'inspiration' for new show

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 03:21
The Prince of Wales says his new series on rangers follows in the nature broadcaster's footsteps.
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Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 00:58
Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
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Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 00:58
Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
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Johnson wanted tighter Covid rules, inquiry hears

Health News BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 22:11
In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.
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Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cuts

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 18:43
The warning comes as cuts to American research raise fears over the ability to track and prepare for them.
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Horse charity calls on NHS to fund equine services

Health News BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 07:58
Horses for Wellbeing says the funding would see children get help before they "hit crisis point".
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UK sea temperatures soar after exceptionally warm spring

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 04:05
Sea temperatures in some areas off the UK and Ireland are 4C above average.
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'Shrinking Nemo': Smaller clownfish sound alarm on ocean heat

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 20:00
Fish made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves.
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Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the 'River of Death'

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 05/19/2025 - 08:06
A group of researchers have come to Pipestone Creek in Canada to figure out why thousands of dinosaurs are buried here.
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Nature festival launched at national Park

Health News BBC - Sat, 05/17/2025 - 16:57
Events included wildlife walks, art sessions and the chance to meet an Exmoor pony.
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Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon?

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 08:01
The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
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