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The Cornwall site will track an uncrewed capsule ahead of future crewed missions to the Moon.
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Large blues are very strange butterflies that scientists have brought back from the brink.
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Launching a rocket into space requires a lot of time, planning, money - and the right weather. Simon King explains.
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Passengers could now underestimate their flights' emissions by nearly half using the Google tool, BBC reveals.
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The dugong, a relative of the fabled manatee, has been declared functionally extinct in the region.
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The James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet's auroras and storms in unprecedented detail.
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The government says companies are responsible but ministers also face accusations of failing to act.
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US scientists have discovered a low-cost method for destroying chemicals associated with cancer.
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Some water firms fail to install devices that measure storm overflows, according to the Lib Dems.
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Experts say the unusual weather has triggered a 'false autumn' as trees struggle to cope with drought.
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Uncrewed surface vessel Maxlimer surveys the underwater Hunga-Tonga seamount that erupted in January.
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After becoming a tourist attraction in Oslo, a travelling walrus was killed. Was that right?
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A drought is officially declared in south-west Wales after heatwave causes water levels to plummet.
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Researchers say a genetic modification that boosts plant growth could help alleviate global food shortages.
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Nasa astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann will travel to the International Space Station in September.
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A cosmonaut was rushed back to the International Space Station on Wednesday, the US space agency says.
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Our produce is likely to be smaller, odd-looking, or even leathery after the hot, dry weather.
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A 500 million-year-old microscopic, spiny creature with a mouth but no anus had puzzled scientists.
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Charity issues warning after water firms discharge untreated sewage to avoid potential flooding.
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A report says around 16 football pitches of trees per minute were lost to wildfires in 2021.
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The government is in a row with the EU over the UK's membership of the €100bn Horizon research programme.
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Nations are trying to agree a treaty to protect the high seas after four decades of trying.
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Heavy rain might seem ideal now for parched areas of the UK, but scientists warn it's a hazard.
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Dry conditions in the UK and Europe are stress on facilities including nuclear, say experts.
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What does drought mean and what are the implications for water, food, rivers and wildlife?
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Why climate scientists are trying to fly through Arctic cyclones in a small aircraft.
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The heatwave will make conditions on England's farms worse as experts warn of smaller harvests.
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Most of the world's chalk streams are in southern and eastern England and are under particular strain.
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Scientists hope that a scoring system will lead manufacturers to compete over sustainability.
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The bill seeks to lower the cost of medicines, increase corporate taxes and reduce carbon emissions.
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The conditions for dry lightning, responsible for devastating California wildfires, have been identified.
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The visibly malnourished all-white beluga has been stuck 70km north of Paris since at least Tuesday.
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Macro photographer Geraint Radford says insects have a bad reputation, but they're "funny".
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More people are swapping real lawns for fake but experts are worried about its environmental impact.
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Parts of the reef see the most coral growth in 36 years - but it is highly vulnerable to threats.
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Photographs from every continent except Antarctica show birds nesting or tangled in rubbish.
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This may become more common as the number of rockets sent to space increases, an expert said.
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From Antarctica to Tibet, long-lasting chemicals in rainwater are well above US safety guidelines.
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BBC Sport examines the climate impact of the Premier League's globe-trotting pre-season tours.
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The cost-of-living crisis has seen a rise in thefts of farm animals, vehicles and fuel, a report says.
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New research says it could be "fatally foolish" not to think the unthinkable on climate change.
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Parts of England saw the driest July on record with serious impacts on farmland and wildfire.
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A new device will help reconstruct the formation of the Milky Way in unprecedented detail.
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How the International Space Station is helping to tackle deforestation
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China says most of the rocket fragments burnt during the re-entry over the Sulu Sea.
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But environmentalists say the government must go much further to tackle the plastic problem.
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The recent dry weather is causing problems for farmers in the East of England.
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The American bullfrog and brown tree snake damage crops, cause power outages, and disrupt ecosystems.
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Human-caused climate change made the high temperatures last week much more likely, say scientists.
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Scientists say a strain of herpes arose during vast migrations of people 5,000 years ago.
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