Space museum launched by Britain's first astronaut
Helen Sharman officially opened the John Dulcamara Space Flight Museum at Grizedale Observatory.
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Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find
Covered by BBC News – Science & Environment, Phys.org. African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.
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Girl's out-of-this-world question for Tim Peake
Marjorie, 6, had a BIG question for astronaut Tim Peake ahead of his visit to Lincoln
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Strategy will safeguard nature for generations
Local Nature Recovery Strategy is approved for one of England's "most nature-depleted areas".
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Endangered dormice on farm signal healthy landscape
Dormice are detected on a farm near Bridport during surveys by the Countryside Regeneration Trust.
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Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out
Most of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.
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Toxic waste: 'Every person that played in the pool is dead'
Michael Phillips played at a lagoon as a child, oblivious to the toxic chemicals within.
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What are my children exposed to? Why I want testing for cancer-causing chemicals
People living near a lagoon branded "a shame on Britain" want to be tested for cancer-causing PCBs.
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How do we measure time accurately and why is the rotation of the Earth causing problems?
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Apple Day called off after poor harvest
It is the first time the event has been cancelled in 24 years.
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'Perfect storm' could lead to rubbish piling up on Scotland's streets, experts warn
There are warnings over a combination of significantly reduced landfill space and a breakdown of Glasgow's main incinerator.
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Blood tests find high level of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory
People living near a major chemical factory in Lancashire are told they could be at risk of serious health conditions.
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Did El Niño turn Hurricane Polo into the most powerful storm of the season?
The BBC's Courtney Sargent explains how El Niño could have rapidly turned Hurricane Polo into one of the Pacific season's most powerful storms.
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Millions of lettuces ruined by UK aphid outbreak
Growers are facing losses of £10m, as 30 million heads of lettuce will be rendered unusable.
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Typhoon Dujuan tracking close to Tokyo triggers rare evacuation alert
Covered by BBC News – Science & Environment, Phys.org. More than 1.9 million people are under evacuation orders as Typhoon Dujuan batters Japan.
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Rare snails lay eggs during car journey to zoo
The zoo near Canterbury says glutinous snails started laying eggs on their way to Kent.
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Respiratory problems climb past 170,000 cases in haze-hit Indonesia
Covered by Phys.org, BBC News – Science & Environment. More than 170,000 respiratory cases were recorded in regions affected by haze in Indonesia, a Health Ministry official said Tuesday, as the country has battled for weeks to control fires that caused the toxic smog.
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India is producing more green energy - but wasting a lot of it
India has rapidly decarbonised electricity generation, but its gains are tempered by transmission shortages.
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Inside Scotland's wildcat HQ - 'It's like Big Brother for cats'
The Saving Wildcats partnership is keeping an eye on the latest wildcats being bred in captivity for release into the Cairngorms.
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Divers spend six hours clearing river of waste
Divers from the Northampton Scuba School team up with other local organisations for a clean-up.
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