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Virgin Hyperloop pod transport tests first passenger journey
The "sci-fi" travel concept involves travelling in pods inside vacuum tubes at very high speeds.
How artificial intelligence may be making you buy things
Retailers are increasingly using AI to try to predict and encourage what customers purchase.
Saving India's tigers from extinction
How the Indian government launched ‘Project Tiger’ to save the animals from extinction
Alan Turing: Stolen items to be returned to UK from US after decades
A collection of items belonging to the Bletchley Park code-breaker were stolen from Dorset in 1984.
Climate change: A tale of frequent fliers and weird electricity
Tackling climate change will need action right across society and the economy - with a host of new incentives.
Back from the dead: Race to save Romania's 65 million-year-old fish
The nocturnal, prehistoric Asprete has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades.
Mossmorran: Carbon emissions from flaring revealed
CO2 equivalent to 9,140 people flying return to New York may have been emitted from Mossmorran during October flaring.
Student ‘blown away’ after capturing Mars from garden
Joel Miller filmed the red planet using a telescope and a DSLR camera in his back garden.
UK energy plant to use liquid air
The 50MW facility near Manchester hopes to store enough power for roughly 50,000 homes.
Poor diet: Children 20cm shorter as a result, analysis says
A global analysis suggests that on average the world's tallest teenagers live in the Netherlands.
Bentley reveals plan to go fully electric by 2030
The luxury carmaker will scrap petrol engines within a decade and become carbon neutral.
The foul-smelling fuel that could power big ships
Engineers think ammonia, if made sustainably, could be a greener fuel for shipping, but challenges remain.
Coronavirus: Denmark imposes lockdowns amid mink covid fears
Cases of a mutated strain of Covid-19 have been detected that may undermine future vaccines.
Denmark to cull up to 17 million mink amid coronavirus fears
Cases of a mutated strain of Covid-19 have been detected that may undermine future vaccines.
Gentoo penguins are four species, not one
Counting the birds as four species will help conservation efforts, and threats from climate change.
Extend scheme for cosy homes, green groups say
A coalition of environmentalists want a scheme offering home insulation grants extended to 2030.
Enigmatic fast radio burst pinned on magnetised dead star
For the first time, astronomers have managed to trace a so-called fast radio burst to a specific source.
Climate change: US formally withdraws from Paris agreement
After a three year wait, the US becomes the first nation to leave the Paris climate pact.
A68 iceberg on collision path with South Georgia
If the world's biggest iceberg grounds at South Georgia island, it could devastate local wildlife.
The Somali man who has a scorpion named after him
Somali environmentalist Ahmed Ibrahim Awale hopes it will inspire African researchers.
Oxford: The soggy view from UK's oldest rain record
Like the country as a whole, Oxford's Radcliffe weather station recorded an extremely wet October.
Durham University Prof Carlos Frenk's prize a 'huge honour'
Prof Carlos Frenk is one of the originators of a theory on dark matter and galaxies.
Could Scotland ever be 'the Saudi Arabia of renewables'?
Not for the first time, politicians highlight Scotland's potential to generate renewable energy.
Rare 'blue moon' to enchant Halloween stargazers
A full moon at Halloween is a rare event but this year it is a blue moon which is even more unusual.
Great fox-spider rediscovered on MoD land in Surrey
The great fox-spider had not been seen since the early 1990s and was feared extinct in the UK.
Climate change: You've got cheap data, how about cheap power too?
The iPhone transformed mobile phones in just 10 years. Could green energy see a similar revolution?
Cheaper to prevent pandemics than 'cure' them
Preventing pandemics could be more than 100 times cheaper than tackling their deadly effects.
UK fusion experiment used in hunt for clean energy
A pioneering nuclear fusion experiment based in Oxfordshire has been switched on for the first time.
Osiris-Rex: Nasa asteroid probe ready to return to Earth after leak
The Osiris-Rex probe is now safely carrying rock from an asteroid several million kilometres from Earth.
Dogs are humans' oldest companions, DNA shows
A study of dog DNA patterns shows that our "best friend" among animals is also our oldest one.
'Moderate to strong' La Niña weather event develops in the Pacific
The phenomenon results in the large scale cooling of ocean surface temperature.
Light pollution's wasted energy seen from space
Entire city dims its streetlights, enabling scientists to measure light pollution from space.
Climate change: China's forest carbon uptake 'underestimated'
Scientists put new numbers on Chinese trees' ability to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Great Barrier Reef: Scientists find reef taller than Empire State Building
Standing 500m (1,640ft) tall, the "blade-like" reef was found off Australia's far north.
Fears over 'weakening' of UK green watchdog
Campaigners fear that a body designed to protect the environment is being undermined.
Deep-diving whale dies after swimming up river
Rescuers made a "sterling effort" to save the 21ft-long animal found in a tributary of the River Clyde near Glasgow Airport.
Viral photo sparks concerns about Indonesia's 'Jurassic Park'
The viral image has raised questions about the conservation impact on the animal native to Indonesia.
Beached: Can rescuers save this dolphin in time?
Hundreds of dolphins beach each year, but this US team has dramatically improved survival rates
Water on the Moon could sustain a lunar base
The "unambiguous detection of water" will boost Nasa's hopes of establishing a lunar base.
Climate change: 'Dangerous and dirty' used cars sold to Africa
Millions of polluting and unsafe used cars from rich nations are exported to Africa and Asia.
Fantastic beasts in the real world and where to find them
London's Natural History Museum is set to stage one of the most ambitious exhibitions in its history.
The explosive problem of 'zombie' batteries
Batteries that power mobile phones and other devices are causing fires because they are not disposed of properly.
'Murder hornet': First nest found in US eradicated with vacuum hose
The Asian giant hornets can wipe out a colony of honeybees in hours.
Climate change: Technology no silver bullet, experts tell PM
Boris Johnson's techno-optimism ignores the need for big societal changes, experts warn.
Osiris-Rex: Nasa probe risks losing asteroid sample after door jams
The Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected so much rock from asteroid Bennu that bits are leaking out.
HS2: Moving ancient woodland habitat for rail line flawed, ecologists say
Soil is being moved to new sites but ecologists question whether the process is effective.
Norway funds satellite map of world's tropical forests
Norway pays for a monthly satellite dataset to track the state of the world's tropical forests.
Osiris-Rex: Nasa asteroid mission confident of success
The first images are released of the Osiris-Rex spacecraft trying to grab rock from asteroid Bennu.
Planners 'must prepare' for weather extremes - Met Office
The Met Office is launching a tool to help planners prepare for further weather extremes.
More pollution expected from stay-home workers
Air pollution in big cities could increase because so many people are working from home, a report says.
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