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Strange matter wins physics Nobel
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three British-born scientists for discoveries about strange forms of matter.
- 4 October 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
EU ratifies landmark Paris climate deal
The European Parliament backs the ratification of the Paris climate deal, the world's first comprehensive climate agreement.
- 4 October 2016
- From the section Europe
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Known for its long whip-like tail, the threatened Thresher shark is among a number of marine species given extra protection at the Cites meeting.
- 3 October 2016
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Plan to boost elephant protection fails
- 3 October 2016
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Medicine Nobel for cell recycling work
- 3 October 2016
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'Flying ivory' bird gains extra protection
- 3 October 2016
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Europe must find another Rosetta
- 1 October 2016
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US adds first bees to endangered list
- 1 October 2016
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Ivory market closure plan agreed
- 2 October 2016
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Social media crackdown on cheetah trade
- 1 October 2016
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Rosetta mission ends in comet collision
- 30 September 2016
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'Staggering' extent of great ape trade
- 29 September 2016
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Butterfly photobombs koala
- 3 October 2016
- From the section Australia
Coronal loops arch above the Sun
- 2 October 2016
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Scientists react as Rosetta 'crash lands'
- 30 September 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
Rosetta: 'Sad, but the legacy lives on'
- 30 September 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
The end is nigh: Saying goodbye to Rosetta
- 29 September 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
Should UK expand its space programme?
- 30 September 2016
- From the section UK Politics
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- 26 September 2016
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In pictures: Astro Photographer of the Year
- 16 September 2016
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India's commercial space programme is booming
- 26 September 2016
- From the section India
Nelly the enemy?
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- 26 September 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
Grand Canyon in blue
New underwater monument protects deep ocean valleys
- 25 September 2016
- From the section US & Canada
Science snaps
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- 14 September 2016
- From the section In Pictures
Numbers game
Big data's growing use in football
- 14 September 2016
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Flights probe jet stream role in floods
A major international effort is under way to research one of the greatest unknowns in weather forecasting: the influence of the jet stream.
CITES species meeting: 'The only game in town'
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) starts the most critical meeting in its 43 year history in Johannesburg this weekend.
Europe must find another Rosetta
What do you do for an encore? The European Space Agency now has to find another Rosetta mission that can wow us all in the same way.
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Butterfly photobombs koala
- 3 October 2016
- From the section Australia
Coronal loops arch above the Sun
- 2 October 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
Scientists react as Rosetta 'crash lands'
- 30 September 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
Rosetta: 'Sad, but the legacy lives on'
- 30 September 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
The end is nigh: Saying goodbye to Rosetta
- 29 September 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
Should UK expand its space programme?
- 30 September 2016
- From the section UK Politics
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