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Unique 1.5m year-old ice to be melted to unlock mystery

2 Hits Prabhu Kumar Jul 17, 2025, 11:38 PM

BBC News went inside -23C freezers to see the ice that could "revolutionise" our knowledge of climate change.

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Kew Gardens' Palm House will close for five years for major makeover

3 Hits Yuan Wang Jul 15, 2025, 10:41 PM

The 175-year-old glass house will begin a £50m renovation in 2027.

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The fate of the Sycamore Gap tree has shed light on a deeper concern

3 Hits Mariyam Basra Jul 14, 2025, 11:48 PM

The felling has prompted calls for stricter legal protections for other trees and drawn attention to wider issues

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Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming

3 Hits Marina Schwab Jul 4, 2025, 10:44 PM

Scientists find out how the epic deep sea migration of a tiny animal is storing planet-warming carbon.

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Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test

3 Hits Prabhu Kumar Jul 2, 2025, 2:45 PM

A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago sheds new light on the rise of Ancient...

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Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report

3 Hits Mariyam Basra Jul 2, 2025, 12:14 PM

It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.

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Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch

6 Hits Prabhu Kumar Jun 25, 2025, 11:32 PM

Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a...

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India sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years

5 Hits Mariyam Basra Jun 25, 2025, 6:18 AM

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become only the second Indian to travel to space.

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This burger was made from cow cells in a lab. Should it really be served in restaurants?

2 Hits Usman Bashir Jun 24, 2025, 10:48 PM

Lab-grown beef, chicken and even quail are served in restaurants in some countries around the world - and now some...

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First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope

4 Hits Yuan Wang Jun 23, 2025, 4:04 PM

The telescope should detect killer asteroids and may even find the ninth planet in our solar system.