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Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 12:01
Scientists have been racing to discover the origins of 3I/Atlas since it was spotted last week.
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BBC Inside Science

Thu, 07/10/2025 - 19:00
Solutions to plastic waste from creating cleaner products to cleaning up ocean litter.
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China's emissions may be falling - here's what you should know

Wed, 07/09/2025 - 01:01
Experts are divided if the drop over really means China has reached the peak of its emissions.
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Will there be a drought where I live?

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 15:39
We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.
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Will there be a drought where I live?

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 15:39
We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.
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Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud as it erupts again

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 08:44
Following a series of eruptions three weeks ago, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun spewing hot ash and lava again.
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Did US government cuts contribute to the Texas tragedy?

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 00:35
Following the Texas floods some Democrats have warned about the "consequences" of President Trump's cuts to the federal workforce.
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200 million year-old flying reptile species found

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 22:00
The newly discovered flying reptile is the oldest pterosaur in North America.
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Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming

Sat, 07/05/2025 - 02:10
Scientists find out how the epic deep sea migration of a tiny animal is storing planet-warming carbon.
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Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming

Sat, 07/05/2025 - 02:10
Scientists find out how the epic deep sea migration of a tiny animal is storing planet-warming carbon.
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BBC Inside Science

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 19:00
Hands on with the new research at this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
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$88m pollution-tracking satellite missing in space

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 14:57
MethaneSat was meant to keep track of potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas production.
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$88m pollution-tracking satellite missing in space

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 14:57
MethaneSat was meant to keep track of potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas production.
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Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test

Wed, 07/02/2025 - 18:01
A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago sheds new light on the rise of Ancient Egypt.
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Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report

Wed, 07/02/2025 - 15:31
It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.
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Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report

Wed, 07/02/2025 - 15:31
It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.
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How unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame?

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 17:13
Scientists are clear that global warming is making heatwaves like this hotter and more likely.
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BBC Inside Science

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 19:00
The science behind US attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites.
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Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 03:09
Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.
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India sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 09:38
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become only the second Indian to travel to space.
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