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Back on Earth, the blackout will be a tense time for those with the job of maintaining contact with the…
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It was the final challenge of their mission, and the biggest one too. Victor Glover said re-entry was like riding…
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Fossil fuels are cheap in part because their price does not reflect the damage they cause – from rising temperatures…
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Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
The pits that held these posts were not the only discovery during the excavation, surrounding them were dozens of other…
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Fossil identified as first dinosaur ever found in Antarctica
Argentinian geologist Eduardo Olivero became the first scientist to find the remains of a dinosaur in Antarctica in 1986. Source…
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Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
Dr Mark Evans, the collections manager at BAS, recently spotted the fossil amongst thousands of specimens brought back from expeditions…
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After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain’s weather even more extreme?
Watson’s instinct is to keep the uncertainty visible. For him, caution is not complacency. It is a demand for precision.…
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Among the waste products the system clears are proteins called amyloid and tau, the deposits that accumulate in the brains…
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How the UK’s extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-con
Against him stand those who think Britain’s hostility to cooling has curdled into a type of masochism. David Lawrence, of…
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