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Dog owners are being warned about an outbreak of a lethal tick-borne disease.
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The oldest genome sequence from a human has identified some early representatives of the Neanderthal lineage.
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Scientists unveil the first full description of how and why a ribbon curls when we scrape one side of it with scissors.
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In the final challenge between man and machine, Google's AI emerges victorious.
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A joint European and Russian satellite is successfully launched on a path to Mars where it will study the atmosphere for life signatures.
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Meet the newly discovered dinosaur that could hold the evolutionary key to how T. rex became such a giant.
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A newly discovered species of tyrannosaur reveals clue to T-Rex's great size, according to scientists.
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Europe and Russia have launched a joint mission to the Red Planet.
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Live coverage as Europe and Russia launch a joint mission to the Red Planet.
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BBC News has a look at the European Space Agency rover that will explore the red planet and look for signs of life
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Go master Lee Se-dol wins a game against Google's AlphaGo program, after losing three in a row in a best-of-five competition
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Energy firm EDF says it remains "confident" the £18bn Hinkley Point nuclear power plant will go ahead despite uncertainties over its funding.
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A new forensic and biometrics service is planned by the Home Office, four years after it controversially shut its predecessor.
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All looks good for an on-time launch on Monday of the joint European and Russian ExoMars mission, which will try to track down the Red Planet's sources of methane.
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The Balearic shearwater will be extinct within 60 years, according to a new analysis.
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A new report suggests that a UK departure from the EU would leave Britain's environment "in a more vulnerable and uncertain position."
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An ocean-going drone will be helping to spot illegal fishing in the world's largest, continuous marine reserve.
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A newly discovered 250-million-year-old fossil reptile from Brazil gives an insight into life just before the dinosaurs appeared.
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Planting trees around rivers could reduce the height of flooding in towns by up to 20%, new research says.
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Some of Britain's leading scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking have called for a vote to remain in the European Union at the coming referendum.
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Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increased more in past 12 months than at any time in the past 56 years.
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An assessment of smallholder farmers' access to seeds says greater engagement from global seed companies would help boost yields and food security.
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Part of one of Argentina's biggest attractions, the Perito Moreno Glacier known as the White Giant, has collapsed, crashing into the water.
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Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence project beats a top Go player for the second match in a row.
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Prof Stephen Hawking has called for Britain to stay in the EU, saying that a Brexit would be a "disaster for UK science".
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Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a pine tree, dating back 140 million years to a time when wildfires raged across the land.
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Is the exclusion zone worse than the radiation itself?
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US researchers study how snakes move on sand, using aerated tanks, high-speed X-ray cameras - and robots.
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The number of African rhinos killed by poachers has increased for the sixth year in a row.
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The mass slaughter of rhinos increases for a sixth consecutive year, despite a drive to fight poachers by various means.
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In the first of five games between the world champion of Go and Google's artificial intelligence (AI), machine beat man by a narrow margin.
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Researchers have found new clues about the deadly white-nose syndrome, a disease that has wiped out millions of bats in North America.
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Millions of people across Indonesia and the Pacific have experienced a total solar eclipse, with parts of the region falling into complete darkness.
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An Omura's whale and its calf has been spotted off the coast of Madagascar
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A dramatic shift in the Earth's climate killed off marine reptiles that swam at the time of the dinosaurs, according to a new study.
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Search firm's AI team battles the world Go champion
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The planet Mercury may once have been encased in an outer shell of graphite, the same material used as pencil lead.
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Researchers produce a timetable for the "transformations" needed to minimise the impact of climate change on African agriculture and food security.
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Two seal pups born on a Norfolk beach are the first wild grey seal twins to ever be recorded.
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There are growing concerns about cheap biodiesel imports from Poland that are alleged to be damaging the European market in biofuels.
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Spectacular displays of the Aurora Borealis, better known as the Northern Lights, were spotted in parts of the UK last night.
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From multicoloured scans of the human body, to vivid photos of creatures up close - the finalists of the annual Wellcome Image Awards.
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Russian explorers claim they have set a new record for the world's deepest under-ice dive.
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Scientists say a translucent, "ghost-like" octopod discovered in ocean depths near Hawaii is "almost certainly" a new species.
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Scott Kelly is back in the United States after spending 340 days in space, aboard the International Space Station.
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US astronaut Scott Kelly has been talking about his epic journey in space - and the effects that it has had on his body.
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Commercial space company SpaceX has successfully launched a satellite into space, but failed in an attempt to land a rocket booster on a platform at sea in order to re-use it.
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SpaceX has at last managed to launch its latest mission - for Luxembourg satellite operator SES - after a series of frustrating delays.
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Where an early morning jog attracts scary companions
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