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Blast off for Europe's Jupiter icy moons mission
A £1.4bn space probe leaves Earth to study the possibilities for life in the outer Solar System.

Environment Agency workers strike over pay
Workers responsible for protecting England's environment stage a three day walkout over low pay.

Yellow dust misery sweeps China and South Korea
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North Sea oil spills exceed safe level - activists
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Blast off for Europe's Jupiter icy moons mission
A £1.4bn space probe leaves Earth to study the possibilities for life in the outer Solar System.

Environment Agency workers strike over pay
Workers responsible for protecting England's environment stage a three day walkout over low pay.

Yellow dust misery sweeps China and South Korea
Sandstorms are an annual ordeal in north-east Asia but that does not make it easier for millions.

North Sea oil spills exceed safe level - activists
Data and satellite images show oil spills over five years that threaten species like orca whales.

Video 1 minute 32 seconds
Nasa-JPL snake robot explores extreme terrain
Nasa-JPL is developing a snake robot surveyor to search for signs of life in our universe

'Turning point' in 2023 for planet-friendly energy
Rise in wind and solar energy means that use of coal, oil and gas may have peaked for energy production.

Video 1 minute 35 seconds
Ever wonder what it's like to live on Mars?
For a full year, four people will live in a simulation of the planet to help Nasa prepare for human exploration there.

Environment Agency workers strike over pay
Workers responsible for protecting England's environment stage a three day walkout over low pay.

Yellow dust misery sweeps China and South Korea
Sandstorms are an annual ordeal in north-east Asia but that does not make it easier for millions.

North Sea oil spills exceed safe level - activists
Data and satellite images show oil spills over five years that threaten species like orca whales.
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