It's a leap year which means there's an extra day in the calendar - 29 February 2020. But why do we need it?
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Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Friday, February 28, 2020
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Climate change: Why are tomato prices in Africa increasing?
The price of tomatoes have skyrocketed in East Africa in recent weeks after floods ruined crops.
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from BBC News - Science and Environment
Outdoor heaters: Paris campaigners want them banned
A campaign is underway in Paris to ban heaters due to concerns about their electricity use.
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from BBC News - Science and Environment
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Solar Orbiter launch: what is it and what's it going to do?
Many scientists are calling it the UK's most important mission for a generation.
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from BBC News - Science and Environment
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Fukushima nuclear plant’s exclusion zone overtaken by wild animals
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that caused Fukushima's nuclear plant to melt down prompted the Japanese goverment to evacuate a huge area as dangerous radiation spread.
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from FOX News
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Homo erectus’ last known appearance dates to about 117,000 years ago, study reveals
Scientists believe they have resolved a controversy over how long Homo erectus inhabited the Indonesian island of Java before dying out.
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from FOX News
Friday, December 6, 2019
COP25 climate change conference: What are you giving up for environment?
As the annual COP25 climate change summit continues in Madrid, we asked delegates from all over the world how they were adapting their lives for the sake of the environment.
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from BBC News - Science and Environment
Monday, December 2, 2019
Climate defenders: Taking wind power to another level
Henrik Stiesdal has been thinking about wind turbines since he was a teenager.
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from BBC News - Science and Environment
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Diving to save Indonesia's coral reefs from plastic
Tenia Lestari leads a network of volunteer divers who clear rubbish from the coral reefs and recycle what they find.
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from BBC News - Science and Environment
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Mercury transits across the sun: See the photo
Mercury had a rare celestial occurrence Monday, as stargazers saw the planet -- as a small black dot -- pass between the sun and Earth.
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from FOX News
Thursday, October 17, 2019
NASA's Hubble captures best look at first comet outside our solar system
An astronomer captured one of the sharpest looks at a comet from outside our solar system.
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from FOX News
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Extreme Arctic snowfall wiped out breeding of animals and plants, study reveals
An extreme snowfall event last year in northeast Greenland resulted in a major reproductive failure, scientists claim.
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from FOX News
Friday, October 11, 2019
Mont Blanc ice loss revealed in aerial photos
Stunning new aerial photographs of Mont Blanc reveal the extent of ice loss in the Alps.
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from FOX News
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
How the Great Barrier Reef was saved in the 1960s
The conservationists who campaigned to prevent mining and oil drilling on Australia's coral reef.
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from BBC News - Science and Environment
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Organic molecules discovered on Saturn moon Enceladus
Scientists have discovered organic molecules containing nitrogen and oxygen on Saturn’s moon Enceladus, according to a new study.
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from FOX News
Sunday, September 8, 2019
In case you missed it
If you were one of the millions watching BBC Parliament this week, here are some stories you may have missed.
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from BBC News - Science and Environment
Friday, September 6, 2019
New duck-billed dinosaur, Kamuysaurus japonicus, discovered by scientists
A dinosaur that was unearthed from 72 million year old marine deposits in northern Japan belongs to a new genus and species, researchers announced.
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from FOX News
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Taking Nasa's space buggies for a spin
BBC Click's Spencer Kelly takes a ride in some in some of Nasa's latest vehicles.
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from BBC News - Science and Environment
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Algae bio-curtains: Architects' radical solution to capture carbon
Scientists and architects in London have developed 'bio-curtains' to act as an alternative to urban trees.
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from BBC News - Science and Environment
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Could this robot help save coral reefs?
The submersible robot delivers baby corals to damaged areas allowing reefs to regenerate.
from BBC News - Science and Environment
from BBC News - Science and Environment
