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• Fossil of 'our earliest ancestors' found in Dorset

  07-11-2017 03:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Teeth of the oldest mammals related to humans have been discovered on the Jurassic coast of Dorset.
  
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• What is your seafood eating? Investigation traces problems in global feed supply

  09-10-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Much of the fish meal and fish oil that support farmed salmon and imported seafood consumed in Canada come from global supply chains linked to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing, and food insecurity in poorer countries.
  
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• Canada can't launch rockets on its own. A handful of companies want to change that

  09-10-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada has long relied on its allies to get technologies like satellites into space. But as the cross-border relationship with the U.S. changes, a handful of companies — including the newest player, Canada Rocket Company — are trying to change that and capitalize on a growing market.
  
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• Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?

  09-10-2026 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?
  
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• 1st of 29 monarch butterflies tagged on Canadian Prairies reaches Mexico after perilous migration

  09-10-2026 01:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The first of more than two dozen endangered monarch butterflies tagged with radio trackers on the Prairies this summer has made it to Mexico to overwinter, a mere five weeks after fluttering off from Winnipeg.
  
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• Will El Niño and the polar vortex bring snow to the UK this winter?

  09-10-2026 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The developing El Niño may impact the UK's weather prospects this autumn and winter but cold conditions are far from guaranteed.
  
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• BBC on Hurricane Isaias and its expected Gulf Coast landfall

  08-10-2026 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes says the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season could bring dangerous winds, storm surge and heavy rains to the Gulf Coast Friday.
  
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• More than 800,000 hours of sewage spills in Wales last year, report claims

  08-10-2026 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is equivalent to a sewage discharge happening every five minutes, according to campaigners.
  
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• First Hurricane of the Atlantic season due to hit the Gulf coast

  08-10-2026 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  El Niño has led to an eerily quiet season so far but the first Atlantic hurricane of the year is now set to impact the southern USA.
  
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• Residents airlifted to safety after flooding in central Chile

  08-10-2026 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Mapocho river has burst its banks after an unusually large amount of rain fell in recent days.
  
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• More controls possible as reservoir level drops

  08-10-2026 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More water usage restrictions may be introduced as Wimbleball reservoir drops to just 18% full.
  
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• The bendy elm crowned UK Tree of the Year

  08-10-2026 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the first time a tree in Northern Ireland has won the national title since it was launched in 2014.
  
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• Russian health officials deny reports of 2nd plague death in Siberia

  08-10-2026 12:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Russia's health regulator said ‌Thursday that reports that a ​second person had ​fallen ill following the death ​of a worker at ‌a plague research laboratory in Siberia were false.
  
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• Russia health officials deny reports of 2nd plague death in Siberia

  08-10-2026 12:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Russia's health regulator said ‌Thursday that reports that a ​second person had ​fallen ill following the death ​of a worker at ‌a plague research laboratory in Siberia were false.
  
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• Moment Nasa scientist Margaret Hamilton receives presidential medal of honour

  08-10-2026 09:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barack Obama awarded the Apollo 11 software engineer with the America's highest civilian honour in 2016.
  
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• How a scientist used Britpop to reach Mars

  08-10-2026 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colin Pillinger died believing that Beagle 2 had not landed, and now his work is being celebrated around the UK.
  
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• Why are there so many mushrooms around this year?

  08-10-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RHS says the hot, dry summer followed by autumn rain could lead to record sightings.
  
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• Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90

  08-10-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  
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• 'The wood is alive': Ranger retires after 38 years

  08-10-2026 07:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  William McLaughlin leaves a "lasting legacy" of care at Bourne Woods in Lincolnshire, bosses say.
  
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• UK bluefin tuna comeback shows nature can recover, says WWF

  08-10-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tuna is one of several wildlife recoveries highlighted in a major new report from WWF.
  
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• Kids flip out over dad's Nobel Prize | The Moment

  08-10-2026 04:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientist and physician Dr. Karl Deisseroth tells The National about the moment his kids lost it with excitement when he told them he had won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
  
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• He spent years cataloguing orca families' unique dialects. Now you can hear them

  08-10-2026 03:43 via cbc.ca
  
  A new online database catalogues the unique calls made by various groups of orcas on the West Coast, making the audio available to anyone.
  
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• How did a 3.5 tonne buoy from Nova Scotia end up in Ireland? | Hanomansing Live

  08-10-2026 02:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Officials in northwestern Ireland say they’ve recovered a large Canadian buoy that floated from Nova Scotia across the Atlantic Ocean and washed up on a coastal island.
  
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• There's only one operational nuclear reactor in Quebec — here's what it's used for

  07-10-2026 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Since 1976, Montreal’s École polytechnique has been home to the only operational nuclear reactor in Quebec, which it uses solely for research purposes. Engineering firm AtkinsRéalis has donated $1 million over five years to the university to support nuclear research.
  
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• There's only 1 operational nuclear reactor in Quebec — here's what it's used for

  07-10-2026 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Since 1976, Montreal’s École polytechnique has been home to the only operational nuclear reactor in Quebec, which it uses solely for research purposes. Engineering firm AtkinsRéalis has donated $1 million over five years to the university to support nuclear research.
  
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• NASA's Curiosity rover takes striking image of dawn on Mars

  07-10-2026 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  NASA has released a striking image of dawn on the Martian surface taken by its Curiosity rover, showing sunlight bathing ‌jagged crags formed billions of years ago as the car-sized vehicle continues to explore Earth's planetary neighbour.
  
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• Rare sea cucumber nursery near Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, could lead to commercial fishery

  07-10-2026 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The rare discovery of a nursery with billions of baby sea cucumbers in the ocean water near Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, is helping researchers better understand the species – and could some day generate income for the Arctic hamlet.
  
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• World's largest penguin colony hit by 'alarming' decline in numbers

  07-10-2026 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Climate change is blamed for dramatic decline of chinstrap penguins living on a remote volcanic island.
  
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• Chemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetry

  07-10-2026 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prize was given to the French and Japanese scientists for solving the mystery of life's asymmetry.
  
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• French, Japanese scientists share Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  07-10-2026 12:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won theNobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
  
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