Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 00:29
A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.
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Badger culling to end in England within five years

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 08/30/2024 - 19:24
Efforts to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis will now focus on vaccinating badgers not killing them.
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Baby boom prompts call to boost wild beaver population

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 05:27
A leading conservation group wants the government to give the go-ahead to bringing back beavers in the wild.
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How worried should we be about mpox?

Health News BBC - Thu, 08/22/2024 - 04:23
As a global emergency is declared over mpox, our health and science correspondent assesses the threat.
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Brian May argues for better farm hygiene to protect badgers

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 08/19/2024 - 12:05
The Queen guitarist has led a 10-year study to combat bovine TB spread and help end badger culling.
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Why the skies turned red over the UK this weekend

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 08/19/2024 - 00:24
Smoke from wildfires in north America has brought a "vivid" hue to skies above Britain ahead of a rare lunar phenomenon.
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UK military satellite launches to boost space power

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 08/16/2024 - 22:04
British forces are about to get their first dedicated surveillance and reconnaissance satellite.
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Scottish isles may solve mystery of 'Snowball Earth'

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 08/16/2024 - 08:07
The islands could reveal why animal life first emerged on our planet after its biggest ever freeze.
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What is mpox and how is it spread?

Health News BBC - Thu, 08/15/2024 - 17:09
Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is declared a global public health emergency.
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Watch: The Northern Lights seen from space

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 08/15/2024 - 01:48
A timelapse captured from the International Space Station shows the Moon setting into streams of aurora.
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Famous Stonehenge stone came from Scotland not Wales

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 08/14/2024 - 18:00
Stonehenge's famous Altar Stone came from Scotland not Wales as previously thought, new analysis shows.
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Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 08/12/2024 - 22:00
Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.
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Ten tips for sleeping in hot weather

Health News BBC - Mon, 08/12/2024 - 16:56
A simple guide on how to get a good night's sleep in the heat.
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400-year record heat threat to Great Barrier Reef

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 08/07/2024 - 18:29
The highest sea temperatures in 400 years could threaten the reef's survival, say scientists.
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Water firms to be punished for years of sewage leaks

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 08/06/2024 - 13:00
Thames Water, Northumbrian Water and Yorkshire Water face fines for repeated sewage leaks.
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World's biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap

Scientific News BBC - Sun, 08/04/2024 - 02:05
A frozen block of ice far bigger than Greater London is captured in a vast pool of rotating water.
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