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Oceans break heat record, with grim implications
The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.

Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe
Voyager 2 has restored its communication with Earth months earlier than expected.

US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to eat gators
Over the past decade, thousands have competed to kill some of the planet's biggest serpents in Florida.

Is India's cheetah reintroduction effort in crisis?
Foreign experts associated with the ambitious project flag up "serious concerns" about its management.

Telescope captures end stages of dying star's life
The images captured by the James Webb telescope show the star in an unprecedented level of detail.

Was this the heaviest ever animal on Earth?
An ancient, long-extinct whale could have tipped the scales at close to 200 tonnes, scientists say.
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Oceans break heat record, with grim implications
The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.

Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe
Voyager 2 has restored its communication with Earth months earlier than expected.

US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to eat gators
Over the past decade, thousands have competed to kill some of the planet's biggest serpents in Florida.

Is India's cheetah reintroduction effort in crisis?
Foreign experts associated with the ambitious project flag up "serious concerns" about its management.

Telescope captures end stages of dying star's life
The images captured by the James Webb telescope show the star in an unprecedented level of detail.

Was this the heaviest ever animal on Earth?
An ancient, long-extinct whale could have tipped the scales at close to 200 tonnes, scientists say.

Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe
Voyager 2 has restored its communication with Earth months earlier than expected.

US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to eat gators
Over the past decade, thousands have competed to kill some of the planet's biggest serpents in Florida.

Is India's cheetah reintroduction effort in crisis?
Foreign experts associated with the ambitious project flag up "serious concerns" about its management.
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