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Call for UK agency to regulate harmful chemicals

Wed, 06/05/2024 - 12:12
The Royal Society of Chemistry says the current regulation of chemicals is 'not fit for purpose'.
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Call for UK agency to regulate harmful chemicals

Wed, 06/05/2024 - 12:12
The Royal Society of Chemistry says the current regulation of chemicals is 'not fit for purpose'.
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Australia wants to become a renewable energy superpower. Can it?

Wed, 06/05/2024 - 02:10
The country has come up with an ambitious plan to become the engine room of the new green economy.
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China's far-side Moon mission begins journey back

Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:13
Chang'e-6 will bring home rock samples that could help scientists study how planets are formed.
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World record broken for living thing with most DNA

Fri, 05/31/2024 - 18:35
A rare plant has the largest genome of any organism on earth - holding 50 times more DNA than humans.
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Earliest and most distant galaxy ever observed

Fri, 05/31/2024 - 02:07
The James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy.
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Satellite to probe mystery of clouds and climate

Wed, 05/29/2024 - 01:31
Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.
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Space telescope reveals new images of the Universe

Thu, 05/23/2024 - 13:27
The Euclid telescope mission, backed by Durham University scientists, releases dark Universe images.
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Airbus UK to build satellite to monitor Sun storms

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 18:47
The spacecraft will give earlier warnings of conditions that produced the recent auroral lights.
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US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 07:22
The Russian satellite launched last week may be capable of attacking other satellites, the Pentagon says.
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More Northern Lights soon as Sun storms strengthen

Sat, 05/18/2024 - 03:01
Another spectacular light show could come within two weeks as Sun storms reach 11-year high.
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27 new wild swimming sites for England - but are they clean?

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 04:04
Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.
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The man on a mission to open up space to disability

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 04:07
John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disability to go to space.
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European astronaut rookies make the grade

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 13:51
The European Space Agency's latest intake of astronauts complete their basic training.
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Together in wonder: North America awed by total solar eclipse

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 02:04
Stunning spectacle is witnessed by millions across the continent. Here are some of the stories.
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