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Getty ImagesUntil this discovery, it was believed that oxygen could not be produced without sunlightScientists have discovered “dark oxygen”…
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The company planning to build a new coal mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria has fought its case in court, saying it can and will build a “unique”…
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Taxes on electricity should be shifted to gas so that people feel more benefit from using green technologies like heat pumps in their homes,…
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Cambodia has welcomed 60 baby Siamese crocodiles - a hatching record for the endangered species in this century, conservationists say.They…
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A large dinosaur's skeleton has fetched $44.6m (£34m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York City - the most ever paid for a fossil.The…
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9 minutes agoBy Victoria Gill, @vic_gill, Science correspondent, BBC NewsTyler RossAs the climate warms, polar bears are seen on land…
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50 minutes agoBy Jonah Fisher, BBC Environment correspondentBBC/Tony JolliffeThe Mount Mabu chameleon Rhampholeon maspictusis one of dozens…
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Scientists have for the first time discovered a cave on the Moon.At least 100m deep, it could be an ideal place for humans to build a…
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1 day agoBy Malcolm Prior, @NewsMPrior, BBC News, rural affairs correspondentKerry McClayKerry McClay says more female police officers are…
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1 day agoBy Jonathan Amos and Alison Francis, BBC News Climate and ScienceBBC/Kevin ChurchSix-tonne robots will spend up to 20 days mapping…
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Getty ImagesA proposed average 21% hike in bills in England and Wales won't be enough to address problems including sewage leaks, water…
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Getty ImagesIt's long been known that our lifestyles can help to keep us healthier for longer. Now scientists are asking whether new…
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7 minutes agoBy Jonathan Amos, @BBCAmos, Science correspondentFMHT/National GeographicEndurance rests on the seafloor at a depth of 3,000mA…
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Richard M. Goldstein, a trailblazer in planetary exploration who used ground-based radars to map planets with techniques that scientists now…
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A 54-year-old New Jersey woman who was the second person to receive a kidney transplanted from a genetically modified pig, and who lived…
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To hear animal rights activists tell it, those at SeaQuest are not. The for-profit company is not accredited by any zoo organization. It has…
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56 minutes agoBy Jonathan Amos, @BBCAmos, Science correspondentESA/CNES/ARIANEROUPEurope's big new rocket, Ariane-6, is set to make its…
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The European Space Agency has waited about a decade for the first launch of Ariane 6, a powerful new rocket. But the brand-new vehicle is at…
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When Elon Musk first eyed South Texas for a new base of space operations, he promised that SpaceX would have a small, eco-friendly footprint…
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A wake-up callThe ferocious Castle Fire in 2020 was the first of the extreme fires to strike the heart of the sequoia forests at the crest…
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The process for diagnosing a child with autism heavily relies on a parent's description of their child’s behavior and a professional’s…
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The number of hurricanes is not increasing, but they are becoming more intense as the world warms.
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A faraway planet known for its dire weather also whiffs of rotten eggs, according to a new study.Scientists studied the atmosphere of HD…
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It sounds like something out of a Hollywood film script, but it really happened: Shark-evolution researchers say that increased ocean…
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Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease.
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On at least 19 occasions since 2019, SpaceX’s operations have caused fires, leaks and explosions near its launch site in Boca Chica, Texas.…
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As Elon Musk’s Starship — the largest rocket ever manufactured — successfully blasted toward the sky last month, the launch was hailed as a…
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When Costco tried to cut down on its plastics use earlier this year, putting its popular rotisserie chicken in a thin bag instead of a…
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The risk of hurricane-induced power outages could become 50 percent higher in some areas of the United States, including Puerto Rico,…
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The Antikythera mechanism, an ingenious calculator made 2,200 years ago, has inspired awe and enchantment ever since it was recovered from a…
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Allies of Donald J. Trump are proposing that the United States restart the testing of nuclear weapons in underground detonations should the…
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Britain, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, erstwhile coal-burning imperial behemoth, wants to be a “clean energy superpower.”At…
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It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere. But while you indulge in long, balmy days at the beach or elsewhere in nature, you may be surprised…
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“Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody,” Billy Joel crooned in “Piano Man,” his iconic 1973 barroom ballad. That may have been true…
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16 minutes agoBy Victoria Gill, @vic_gill, Science correspondent, BBC NewsWhite-tailed eagles: Footage reveals 'miracle chick' in flight…
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Europe’s tallest active volcano roared as it spewed lava from one of its largest craters.Lava fountains and flows were captured on video of…
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BBCJune's weather may have felt erratic at times - but for some social media users, there was nothing random about it. They wrongly blamed…
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1 hour agoBy Rebecca Morelle, Science Editor, @BBCMorelle • Alison Francis, BBC News ScienceBBC/Kevin ChurchZanta, a 22-year-old rhino at…
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5 minutes agoBy Navin Singh Khadka, Environment correspondent, BBC World ServiceSouth African Police ServiceThe succulents were found neatly…
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Authorities in northern California have ordered thousands of people to evacuate because of the Thompson and Toll fires, which have burned…
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The Baishiya Karst Cave is not an easy place to call home. It is nestled on a steep rocky slope on the Tibetan Plateau, 10,700 feet up,…
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Some 280 million years ago, a large predator glided through the chilly waters of a supercontinent in the Southern Hemisphere. The…
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Hurricane Beryl, which devastated islands in Grenada on Tuesday and is now heading toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, has broken records…
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V. Craig Jordan, a pharmacologist whose discovery that a failed contraceptive, tamoxifen, could block the growth of breast cancer cells…
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BRIN Google Arts & CultureThe painting is the earliest known example of representational artThe oldest example of figurative cave art…
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2 hours agoBy Mark Poynting, Climate reporterReutersHurricane Beryl devastated St. Vincent and the GrenadinesHurricane Beryl is wreaking…
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On the lush, rolling savannas that link northern Tanzania to Amboseli National Park in Kenya, foraging elephants move back and forth on a…
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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, the latest in a novel class of treatments that has…
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One of North America’s largest areas of interconnected glaciers is melting twice as quickly as it did before 2010, a team of scientists said…
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A hunk of metal found on a remote trail in a luxury camping resort in North Carolina came from a SpaceX Dragon capsule, NASA said,…
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