Earliest animal fossils are identified
Scientists have identified the earliest known animal in the geological record.
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Plastic pollution: ‘Stop flushing contact lenses down the loo’
Flushing daily disposable lenses down the toilet is increasing the threat from plastics, say experts.
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Study suggests drastic decline in mountain hares
Conservation groups have called for an end to the "indiscriminate and ruthless" mountain hare culls.
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Climate change: ‘Hothouse Earth’ risks even if CO2 emissions slashed
Researchers warn that even limited climate warming could trigger conditions not seen in a million years.
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Rush to dam
Developing economies around the world are investing in hydropower.
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UK heatwave: All you need to know about snakes
Prof Tim Cockerill of the University of South Wales explains where you can find snakes in the summer.
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Science behind the blood moon
Friday night's lunar eclipse will last longer than any in the 21st Century.
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Hyperloop test pod sets speed record
German engineering students set a record as their pod hits 457km/h in a hyperloop tunnel test.
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Recycled packaging 'may end up in landfill', warns watchdog
There is no guarantee that the products you recycle are actually recycled, the UK watchdog warns.
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Wave of plastic hits Dominican Republic
This was the scene on a beach in the Dominican Republic after a storm.
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Nairobi National Park railway ‘threatens Kenyan wildlife’
Conservationists are crying foul over a high-speed railway being built through Nairobi National Park.
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Ecuador’s colonial past ‘written in soil’
The impact of European settlers on the country is preserved in a detailed soil record, researchers have found.
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Prehistoric bake-off: Recipe for oldest bread revealed
Charred crumbs found in a middle-eastern desert show that bread-making dates back 14,000 years.
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Brexit ‘could damage UK environment’
MPs demand legislation to ensure the government delivers on post-Brexit air pollution promises
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Fossil of ‘first giant’ dinosaur discovered in Argentina
Discovery of "first giant" shows how and when dinosaurs grew to such massive proportions.
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UK engineers to design new Mars rover
The robot vehicle would retrieve rocks that could be brought to Earth for detailed study.
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Embryo breakthrough ‘can save northern white rhino’
The loss of the endangered northern white rhino could be reversed by IVF, say scientists.
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Discovering King Tutankhamun’s tomb: Harry Burton’s photographs
A new exhibition reappraises the work of Harry Burton, who photographed the decade-long Tutankhamun excavation.
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What is a shelf cloud?
The weather system was captured at Lake Superior, Michigan, in the US.
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Why scientists are counting seal pups in the Thames Estuary
From biologically dead to a haven for wildlife. How the Thames Estuary has become a sanctuary for seals.
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Young will pick up climate change bill, advisers warn
Without action on climate change, the coming generation will pay much more to curb emissions, a UK report says.
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Flamingo that escaped a zoo in 2005 spotted in Texas
The bird, tagged as number 492, is seen near Lavaca Bay, Texas, after fleeing a Kansas zoo in 2005.
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Mirage-like dust devil swirls in Llandrindod Wells heat
The strange weather phenomenon was spotted in Powys, as temperatures soared across Wales.
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Greenwich observatory: Astronomers to start studying the sky again
The Royal Observatory Greenwich is to start serious study of the sky again after a break of 60 years.
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Mystery extinct ape found in ancient Chinese tomb
The discovery of a prehistoric pet gibbon suggests humans pushed apes to extinction far back in history.
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Astronauts eject UK-led space junk demo mission
The RemoveDebris satellite will trial technologies for snaring broken hardware drifting in orbit.
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Wolves in France: Farmers fear attacks
One mayor says children under 10 years old should not walk alone, in case of an attack.
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How hats were placed atop the Easter Island statues
It took only small teams using ramps and ropes to cap the giant statues of Rapa Nui, a new study says.
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Antarctic ice sheets: Four things you need to know
With Antarctica shedding ice at an accelerating rate, here's what you need to know about continent's ice sheet.
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Top hat
With the first 500mph runs now pushed back to mid-2019, there is more time to prepare the world's first supersonic car.
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Big cat spat
The US has more captive tigers than the rest of the world has wild ones. Why?
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Scientists shocked by mysterious deaths of ancient trees
Many of the oldest and largest specimens of Africa's baobab tree have died over the past 12 years.
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How many animals are born in the world every day?
Calculating the number of daily births takes in the very largest and smallest creatures.
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Key ‘step forward’ in cutting cost of removing CO2 from air
A Canadian firm says new technology has dramatically cut the cost of removing carbon from the air.
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How does plastic move around the oceans?
BBC Science Editor David Shukman explains what happens to plastic once it gets into the sea.
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50 nations ‘curbing plastic pollution’
Levies and bans have been among the most effective strategies to curb plastic waste, a UN report says.
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How to inspect a nuclear energy site
BBC News went to the IAEA’s labs at Seibersdorf near Vienna to find out how they inspect the world's nuclear sites.
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Margaret Atwood: ‘If the ocean dies, so do we’
Speaking at a climate change conference in London, author Margaret Atwood supported a ban on single use plastic.
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Methane ice dunes found on Pluto by Nasa spacecraft
Scientists say they have found evidence of dunes of frozen methane on Pluto.
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Japanese whale hunters kill 122 pregnant minke
The team caught 333 minkes, many of which were pregnant females, in its Antarctic "field survey".
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Waterspout emerges from Florida storm
Strong winds from Storm Alberto have caused a small waterspout in a swimming pool in Panama City Beach, Florida.
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Seal released after recovering from plastic air filter injury
The seal named Relashio was close to death when he was rescued.
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Environment Agency warns of serious water deficits for England
"Unsustainable" levels of extraction plus climate change could see water supply deficits across England by 2050.
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Clean air plan ‘ambitious but vague’
Plan promises much cleaner air for many, but it's accused of ducking difficult issues
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Seeds of hope: The gardens springing up in refugee camps
The gardens giving hope and a sense of belonging to Syrian refugees in Iraq.
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Fracking planning laws should be relaxed say ministers
Critics say it will be as easy to get the go-ahead to do a test drill as it is for a home conservatory.
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Mysterious rise in emissions of ozone-damaging chemical
Researchers discover an unexplained rise in a compound that is highly destructive to the ozone layer.
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Dinosaur parenting: How the ‘chickens from hell’ nested
Dinosaurs may have used a unique nesting strategy to prevent their eggs from being crushed.
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‘Memory transplant’ achieved in snails
Memories are transferred from one snail to another in a laboratory.
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Plant ‘thugs’ crowd roadside flowers
It is claimed the UK's roadside wild flowers are suffering because of pollution and poor management.
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