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The space race to create gym equipment for future astronauts

Sat, 05/23/2026 - 02:42
Scientists are attempting to build exercise equipment to be used on future space flights.
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How to keep cool at your summer festivals

Sat, 05/23/2026 - 02:40
As the summer festival season kicks off, temperatures are set to soar this bank holiday weekend.
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How to keep cool at your summer festivals

Sat, 05/23/2026 - 02:40
As the summer festival season kicks off, temperatures are set to soar this bank holiday weekend.
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Muck spreading ban to protect rivers doesn't work, new minister says

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 19:03
The regulations were championed by river campaigners but angered many farmers across Wales.
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Musk could become world's first trillionaire

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 19:00
Elon Musk's SpaceX has revealed its plans to go public in the US, allowing people to trade shares in the firm on the stock market.
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Nearly 30 illegal waste 'super sites' revealed in new government watchlist

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 17:28
The list, published by the Environment Agency on Friday, includes 28 so-called "super sites" that contain more than 20,000 tonnes of waste.
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Rare species found in Scotland's declining rainforest

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 08:01
A citizen science project is aiming to document species on the Cowal Peninsula for the first time in 50 years.
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BBC Inside Science

Thu, 05/21/2026 - 23:00
El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.
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How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?

Thu, 05/21/2026 - 18:28
These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.
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How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?

Thu, 05/21/2026 - 18:28
These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.
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Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather

Wed, 05/20/2026 - 12:23
Six simple things you can do to help keep your house cool when temperatures rise.
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UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say

Wed, 05/20/2026 - 02:40
Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says.
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Europe's oldest science park could be redeveloped

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 08:16
Cambridge Science Park submits plans which could create 20,000 jobs and new public spaces.
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Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 08:18
One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.
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Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 04:11
The proposed changes come after a cow named Beau Vine got approved for a waste removal licence.
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Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 18:41
Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official inland river bathing sites due to concerns the water could be unsafe
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US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 14:03
A Texas-based company wants to expand its deep space communitcations network.
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'Don't swim' at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 07:13
Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites
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BBC Inside Science

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 23:00
What do we know about the disease following its outbreak on a cruise ship this month?
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White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 08:00
Some farmers fear the reintroduction of the UK's biggest bird of prey will threaten their livestock.
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