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Poorest countries fear not reaching UK for COP
Twenty of the world's poorest countries face hotel quarantine before the event in Glasgow.
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Poorest countries fear not reaching UK for COP
Twenty of the world's poorest countries face hotel quarantine before the event in Glasgow.
Upside-down rhino research wins Ig Nobel Prize
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The $10bn James Webb Space Telescope is expected to ride its Ariane rocket to orbit on 18 December.
Fossil fuels must stay underground, scientists say
Almost 60% of oil and gas and 90% of coal must stay in the ground to keep global warming below 1.5C.
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Government ministers agreed to cut climate commitments to clinch the deal it has emerged.
North Sea's hidden ice age past is revealed in 3D
Images show the massive channels cut by rivers that ran under Northern Europe's ancient ice sheets.
Winchcombe meteorite driveway to go on display
A slice of the Gloucestershire driveway hit by a space rock in February will go on show in London.
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Poorest countries fear not reaching UK for COP
Twenty of the world's poorest countries face hotel quarantine before the event in Glasgow.
Upside-down rhino research wins Ig Nobel Prize
Who knew? It's actually safer to move a tranquilised rhino by its ankles than on its side or chest.
Hubble successor given mid-December launch date
The $10bn James Webb Space Telescope is expected to ride its Ariane rocket to orbit on 18 December.
Fossil fuels must stay underground, scientists say
Almost 60% of oil and gas and 90% of coal must stay in the ground to keep global warming below 1.5C.
UK 'cut climate pledges' for Australia trade deal
Government ministers agreed to cut climate commitments to clinch the deal it has emerged.
North Sea's hidden ice age past is revealed in 3D
Images show the massive channels cut by rivers that ran under Northern Europe's ancient ice sheets.
Winchcombe meteorite driveway to go on display
A slice of the Gloucestershire driveway hit by a space rock in February will go on show in London.
Upside-down rhino research wins Ig Nobel Prize
Who knew? It's actually safer to move a tranquilised rhino by its ankles than on its side or chest.
Hubble successor given mid-December launch date
The $10bn James Webb Space Telescope is expected to ride its Ariane rocket to orbit on 18 December.
Fossil fuels must stay underground, scientists say
Almost 60% of oil and gas and 90% of coal must stay in the ground to keep global warming below 1.5C.
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Bronze Age coffin found on golf course to be shown
A 4,000-year-old wooden coffin found by chance on a golf course is to go on display.
Copyright: Charlotte GrahamThe 10ft (3m) long Bronze Age relic, containing the remains of a man holding an axe, were uncovered during work on a pond in July 2018.
Experts believe the site, under Tetney Golf Club, Lincolnshire, was the burial place of a high-status individual.
Two years of preservation work will take place before it is exhibited at the Lincoln Collection Museum.
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