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When a team of scientists went to the Yukon to study the Slims River, all they found was a "skinny lake".
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Scientists find live specimens of the giant shipworm, described as "rare and enigmatic".
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Some of them may know where to find food but not how to access it while others know how to get at it but not where it is hidden.
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The BBC's Sir David Attenborough will show people "natural treasures" within the new Google Earth.
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Good management of spacecraft mega-constellations can avoid polluting the orbital environment.
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The two brown bears were found by Ukrainian charity Four Paws.
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Poaching, illegal logging and fishing are threatening some of the world's most iconic natural heritage sites.
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Work has now started on a new super-sewer that's big enough to deal with London's waste.
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Environmentalists urge the UK not to water down laws on climate change and wildlife after Brexit.
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Nasa believes one of Saturn's moons may be the best place to look for life beyond Earth.
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Enceladus has the conditions, including a key energy source, to enable microbes to exist, Nasa says.
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Diver Keith Brock and his wife capture a rare close-up video of the shark off the east coast of the United States.
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A new fossil suggests an early relative of dinosaurs had some features we associate today with crocodiles and alligators.
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Scientists from the University of California in Berkeley have figured out why.
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The end may be in sight for one of the world's longest-running series of manual weather records.
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The authors say the research can be applied to other structures, such as DNA.
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A team of prog-loving scientists made a pact to honour their favourite band, Pink Floyd.
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Violent volcanic eruptions in Guatemala are captured by drones for the first time.
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British scientists have announced what they are calling an "astonishing" discovery deep in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Climate change scientists aim to become the first team to drill into the world's highest glacier.
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A 25-year government plan sets out a bold vision for nature in England, but campaigners say it lacks specific policies.
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Scientists will use a "car wash-adapted" drill in a world-first bid to cut through the world's highest glacier.
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A robot sea snake that could one day "explore the Titanic" makes its debut at an ocean expo.
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It's not a household name, but an ancient amphibian found in the Scottish borders fills a crucial period in the evolutionary record.
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They had been kept indoors to protect them from an infectious strain of bird flu.
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A Nottingham chemistry professor takes a hammer to the tough new plastic fiver.
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Scientists say coral bleaching has damaged the World Heritage site for two years in a row
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Coral bleaching has hit two-thirds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef within two years, surveys show.
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See the animals born since the world's been watching for April the giraffe to give birth
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Scientists at University College London are working on a project to capture aromas for their historic value.
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Millions of pieces of human-made trash are orbiting the Earth. Some are tiny, but all pose a risk.
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Scientists capture a dramatic collision between two young stars that tore apart their stellar nursery.
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Could edible caterpillars help fight malnutrition and food security problems in West Africa?
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Astronomers make the first detection of an atmosphere surrounding a "super-Earth" planet.
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UN celebrates fall in renewables costs but warns that investment is slipping.
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Amazon's founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is investing $1bn (£801m) a year to fund his Blue Origin company.
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Rare furnishings in England's historic houses are under threat from a new species of the insect.
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Scientists in the US find traces of the most widely used insecticides in tap water for the first time.
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Artist Stephen Turner lived on the egg from July 2013 until July 2014.
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Researchers estimate that there are 60,065 species of trees in the world.
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The BBC's Pallab Ghosh has been finding out about a filter made from graphene that can turn salt water into drinking water.
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Scientists have established how Britain physically split from the rest of Europe 450,000 years ago.
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Study found piglets have "innate preference" for sweet flavours.
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Cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett believes the human brain might not be that special.
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The pink, scaleless cave loach was found by divers in an underground cavern in southern Germany.
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The predators use elaborate techniques to prepare octopuses for consumption, researchers say.
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Fears are raised TB could be linked to growing numbers of red deer running wild in parts of rural Wales.
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The development could help provide clean drinking water for millions of people who lack access to safe sources.
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