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Zoo animals across Europe are being fed frozen treats to keep them cool and hydrated during the current heatwave.
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A gene therapy has stabilised and slightly improved cystic fibrosis in some of 136 patients in a trial.
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Super slow-motion video reveals the engineering secrets researchers can learn from the creatures' spring-loaded legs.
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A major report warns that life in the seas will be irreversibly changed unless CO2 emissions are drastically cut.
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Researchers are using super slow-motion footage to reveal the secrets of the most acrobatic insects
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Juan Pablo Culasso has been blind since birth but he has become one of the best "birdwatchers" in South America.
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BP has reached an $18.7bn (£12bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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The New Horizons mission to Pluto releases new colour views of the dwarf planet, revealing some intriguing dark spots.
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The founding chairman of a leading rural development and anti-poverty organisation wins the 2015 World Food Prize.
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Swiss adventurer Andre Borschberg breaks the record for the longest ever non-stop solo-flight without refuelling, as his solar-powered plane continues to reach across the Pacific.
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A dolphin jumps into a boat off the coast of southern California, hitting a woman and breaking both of her ankles.
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A 68-year-old man is badly injured by a shark in North Carolina in the seventh attack off the state's coast in less than three weeks.
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The comet being studied by Europe’s Rosetta probe is riddled with pits that formed much like sinkholes here on Earth, say scientists.
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The American New Horizons spacecraft makes its last planned targeting manoeuvre as it bears down on Pluto.
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A deadly disease of citrus plants spreads by manipulating its insect host, research suggests.
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Johann-Dietrich Woerner moves from the German space agency to head up the European Space Agency.
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US physicist Eli Yablonovitch, who first created "photonic crystals" to repel, trap and steer light, will receive the Newton Medal from the UK's Institute of Physics.
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Midnight came later on Tuesday as for the first time in three years an extra second was added to the official time set by atomic clocks.
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A solar-powered plane that is attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean is encountering its first weather front.
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A solar powered plane is encountering its first weather front during its attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean.
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A bird can communicate by rearranging sounds into calls that convey meaning in the same way that humans use language, say scientists.
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Midnight will come later tonight, as for the first time in three years, an extra second is added to the official time set by atomic clocks.
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China - the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases - has announced details of its climate action plan.
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The UK must take urgent action to prepare for the impacts of climate change in the UK, according to a report submitted to the government.
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China is set to reveal how much it will cut carbon emissions by beyond 2020, says Premier Li Keqiang during a visit to Europe.
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Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on life in space
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The US Supreme Court blocks a key government attempt to limit pollution from the country's power plants after industry challenges the changes.
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An application to start fracking at a site in Lancashire is rejected by county councillors.
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A solar-powered plane has passed the "point of no return" in its second bid at making a record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean.
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A solar-powered plane passes the "point of no return" after leaving Japan for a second attempt at a record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean.
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An unmanned SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket breaks apart in flames after lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida - its first failure in 19 launches.
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One of the world's largest and smelliest flowers has blossomed for the first time in Scotland.
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Does the future of wildlife lie in captivity?
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Seagrasses - the underwater plants that act as nursery grounds for young fish - need more protection, according to Welsh scientists.
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The good-looking gorilla that captivated women in Japan and beyond
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The president of University College London says that Prof Sir Tim Hunt will not be reinstated after his controversial comments about women.
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Scientists in India and Pakistan say higher temperatures were just one factor in the recent heatwaves and other causes such as air pressure, humidity and sea breezes played a role.
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The distinguished broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, has been on a visit to the White House at the personal invitation of President Obama.
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A strain of genetically modified wheat developed in the UK has failed to repel pests as intended in field trials.
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The famous lemurs of Madagascar face such severe threats to their survival that none of them may be left in the wild within 25 years.
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The OneWeb company, which aims to take affordable internet connectivity to every part of the globe, says it will need the biggest commercial rocket campaign in history to get all of its satellites in orbit.
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The famous lemurs of Madagascar face such severe threats to their survival that none of them may be left in the wild within 25 years.
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One of nature's most bizarre animals - Hallucigenia - is finally revealed in its entirety after specimens in Canada reveal its missing face.
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A hairy Antarctic crab that was dubbed "The Hoff" when it was first found in Antarctic waters gets a formal scientific description and name.
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How zoo giraffes are helping veterinary scientists to find out if very long, spindly legs are a help or a hindrance for walking.
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Is the Dutch court ruling 'a game changer'?
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In a desperate bid to save one of the world's most endangered animals, conservationists are taking the controversial step of defacing the last survivors.
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