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HEDGEHOG HOSPITAL

A young hedgehog is nursed back to health at the Pembrokeshire Hogspital, a rescue centre that cares for sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs.

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Stealthy marine reptile surprised prey

Giant prehistoric sea creatures known as Temnodontosaurus sneaked up on their prey and caught them unawares, according to new research.

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Drones clean up Everest

Flying garbage collectors are helping to tackle Mount Everest's waste problem.

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Are driverless cars a good idea?

Are self-driving cars a step in the right direction, or something that can't be trusted?

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HEADSCRATCHERS

Our expert, Darren Naish, has the answers to all of your dinosaur questions.

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How many types of insect are there?

Scientists estimate that insects make up 90% of all animal species.

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A ladybird summer

Warmer than average weather this year has seen a boom in ladybird numbers in the UK, say experts.

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THE LAB

Three things to make and do

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CHAOS RULES

Sarah Wild unlocks the hidden patterns that control the universe.

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Finding the Titanic

Relive the search for the “unsinkable ship\" that sank and was lost in the ocean depths.

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THE HIT LIST

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Cancer-fighting fungus found in King Tut's tomb

Could a deadly fungus be used to save people's lives?

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SCIENCE WORLD

Check out some LEGO art, see the world through wasps’ eyes and get active this month.

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Punam Krishan

Meet the doctor who wants to teach young people life-saving skills.

How It Works UK

SALLY RIDE MEMORABILIA COLLECTION SELLS FOR OVER £100,000

A set of memorabilia chronicling Sally Ride’s pioneering path to space just fetched a pretty penny at auction.

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WHY ARE SMOKE DETECTORS RADIOACTIVE?

These devices use a radioactive element to help sniff out smoke and alert you to a potential fire

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NEANDERTHAL INVENTIONS

These caveman creations kept our ancient hunter-gatherer relatives alive

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SOUTH KOREA WANTS TO BUILD A MOON BASE BY 2045

South Korea's space ambitions keep growing. The nation wants to build a Moon base by 2045, The Korea Times reported on 17 July, citing a long-term exploration road map that the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) laid out that same day.

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THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL LASERS

What happens when a beam of energy 100 times the power of the global electricity grid is concentrated onto a pinpoint?

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TRACKING SEA MONSTERS

How a NASA star-mapping tool is being put to a new use - following the largest fish in the sea, whale sharks

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WORLD'S BIGGEST SPACE AGENCIES

Between their rivalries and collaborations, how have the world's top national space agencies contributed to our knowledge of the cosmos?

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DISCOVERING THE TITANIC

Finding the remains of this iconic liner on the seabed was no easy feat, but after more than seven decades the wreckage revealed itself

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HOW SNAILS BUILD A SHELL

All they need is a specialised organ, some calcium-rich food and time

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Severed bow of US warship finally found in the South Pacific

The bow section of the US warship USS New Orleans, which was blown off by a Japanese torpedo in 1942, has been located near the island of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. Although the ship survived the attack, more than 180 of the crew on board the heavy cruiser were killed when one of the ship's magazines of ammunition was hit by a torpedo and detonated, tearing off the front of the vessel.

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Scientists transform urine into material fit for medical implants

Scientists have developed a method that can transform human urine into the hard mineral in bones and tooth enamel. The research, funded by the US military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), uses yeast to break urine down into hydroxyapatite, a form of calcium used in bone and dental implants. And hydroxyapatite isn't useful only for implants; the researchers behind the study said the material could be used in archaeological restoration, as biodegradable alternatives to plastic and as building materials for construction projects.

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World's first planned migration of an entire nation

More than 5,000 people have applied for a first-of-its-kind migration visa that offers residents of a Pacific island an escape from the worst effects of climate change. Applications for the visa closed to people in Tuvalu on 18 July. Under its terms, 280 Tuvaluans can relocate to Australia each year from 2025 through a ballot system. Four days after the ballot opened, 3,125 Tuvaluans, roughly one-third of the nation's population of 11,000 people, had already registered for a chance to receive the visa. “This is the first agreement of its kind anywhere in the world, providing a pathway for mobility with dignity as climate impacts worsen,” Australian government representatives said. The representatives said that they recognised the “devastating impact climate change is having on the livelihoods, security and well-being of climate-vulnerable countries and people, particularly in the Pacific region.”

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1,600-year-old tomb of Maya city's first ruler unearthed in Belize

Archaeologists in Belize have unearthed the tomb of the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol, which was a major centre in the Maya Lowlands during the 6th and 7th centuries.

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The world's dams hold so much water they've shifted Earth's poles

The construction of thousands of dams since 1835 has caused Earth's poles to wobble, new research suggests. Scientists found that large dams hold so much water, they redistribute mass around the globe, shifting the position of Earth's crust relative to the mantle, the planet's middle layer. Earth's mantle is gooey, and the crust forms a solid shell that can slide around on top of it. Weight on the crust that causes it to shift relative to the mantle also shifts the location of Earth's poles. \"Any movement of mass within the Earth or on its surface changes the orientation of the rotation axis relative to the crust, a process termed true polar wander,\" researchers wrote in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

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BACKYARD POWER STATIONS

With growing demand and dwindling resources, there's only one direction fuel bills are going. But soon we could have power stations in our gardens

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HOW DINOSAURS BECAME BIRDS

Dinosaurs were prehistoric egg-laying reptiles that went extinct millions of years ago, but their survivors still live among us