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AUDIO: Space travel is 'logistical nightmare'
BBC Nature news - Mon, 20/05/2013 - 10:25
Colin Pillinger, famous for the "Beagle 2 Mars" mission, says the value of sending astronaut Tim Peake into space "should not be underestimated".
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UK astro Peake given station date
BBC Nature news - Mon, 20/05/2013 - 09:26
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015.
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First crane egg in 400 years laid
BBC Nature news - Mon, 20/05/2013 - 08:33
Nesting cranes lay the first egg in southern Britain in more than 400 years.
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Warming extremes 'not as likely'
BBC Nature news - Sun, 19/05/2013 - 18:31
Global temperature rises will be slower in the coming decades say researchers but the long term picture is consistent.
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Deep sea 'gold rush' moves closer
BBC Nature news - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 02:27
The prospect of a deep sea "gold rush" opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.
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VIDEO: Ghana students aim for orbit 'by 2016'
BBC Nature news - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 00:23
Students in Ghana launch a model of a satellite attached to a balloon for the first time.
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VIDEO: Chile coast littered with dead animals
BBC Nature news - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 00:18
Hundreds of birds and marine animals wash up on the Chilean coast, raising fears fishermen might be flouting a ban on blast fishing.
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Birds in a cage - how prisoners of war became conservation pioneers
RSPB news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 17:09
At special event to be held at Boat of Garten author to explain how wartime experiences united the men who would help secure the future of the osprey
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Expert issues UK tree threat warning
BBC Nature news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 16:41
A tree expert says the biggest threat facing UK trees is likely to come from a disease currently unknown to science.
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Nature lovers needed for wildlife stocktake
RSPB news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 16:24
Conservationists from the Morecambe Bay Nature Improvement Area are looking for wildlife fans to join them for the first ever Arnside Bioblitz.
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Blue tit falls over itself to get its beak on free nesting materials
RSPB news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 16:04
RSPB member captures moment excited bird takes a tumble
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GPS 'improves early tsunami alerts'
BBC Nature news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 14:51
GPS data could provide faster and more accurate early warning systems for tsunamis, a German team of scientists suggest.
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VIDEO: Islands start 'puffin census'
BBC Nature news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 11:12
A "puffin census" has started on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, with National Trust rangers surveying how many breeding pairs of the birds live there.
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AUDIO: Has global warming stalled?
BBC Nature news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 08:48
Has global warming plateaued? As the critics say, the past decade has seen hardly any change in global air temperatures. If warming has stalled, what are the implications for climate change policy? The BBC's environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports.
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Late arrival for rare butterflies
BBC Nature news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 07:49
The UK's spring butterflies are being welcomed by enthusiasts, but weeks later than they usually arrive.
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In pictures: Raw power of the Sun
BBC Nature news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 07:17
The raw power of the Sun as it unleashes the strongest radiation storms yet seen in 2013
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The Ice Age giants of North America
BBC Nature news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 05:52
Scientists get their hands dirty as they attempt to unravel the mystery of giant Ice Age beasts like the sabretooth cat.
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Farne Islands 'puffin census' starts
BBC Nature news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 04:21
A three-month long study to determine the puffin population on the Farne Islands in Northumberland gets under way.
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VIDEO: Inside the human robot factory
BBC Nature news - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 00:01
Roboticist Will Jackson of Engineered Arts gives a tour of his robot factory in Cornwall, and talks about recent developments in the industry.
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Alien invaders wage 'biological war'
BBC Nature news - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 19:26
An Asian insect is destroying native species around the world by unleashing a lethal biological cocktail.
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