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Climate change: Micro winery machine produces wine instantly to test fermentation
Device produces wine from grape juice at a rate of 1mm per hour and cuts out 21-day fermentation process.
India: Watch forest rangers rescue 3-year-old bear from well
Officers said that the bear was scavenging for food when it strayed into the farm and fell in the well.
Evolution: How tails drove the move from water to land 360 million years ago
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Live stream: Watch bears catch leaping salmon in Alaska
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Belgium: Cannibal Neanderthals butchered one another and made tools from bones
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China: Photos of flooded cities after record amounts of rain
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Ancient Brazilians carried out home improvements on pit houses
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Mesolithic period: Climate change did not help drive technological innovation in Stone Age humans
Environmental record from Africa contradict popular theory about Stone Age innovation.
The Corpse Project: How to make death, cremation and burials more environmentally friendly
Report calls for better understanding of the environmental impact of death, challenging burial myths.
Two erupting Antarctic volcanoes threaten one of world's largest penguin colonies
Mount Curry has been erupting since March and has deposited ash across penguins on its slopes.
Harry Potter's invisibility cloak impossible
Physicists say invisibility cloaks on a human scale are not physically possible at the moment.
Goats gaze at humans lovingly just like dogs do pointing to complex communication
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Rare biblical mosaics discovered in 5th century synagogue excavations in Galilee
The mosaics depicted Noah's Ark and the parting of the Red Sea.
Snow leopard numbers far higher than thought but threats to elusive big cats remain
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Bornean Orangutans now listed as 'critically endangered' on IUCN red list
Habitat loss, forest fires and illegal hunting have driven the species to the brink of extinction.
Massive volcanic eruptions, global warming and an asteroid: How dinosaurs became extinct
Antarctic fossils show Deccan Traps eruption and meteorite delivered 'one-two punch' to dinosaurs.
Israel: Ancient shaman woman's grave discovered consecrated with leopard, eagle and tortoise bones
Unique animal offerings were found in the grave, highlighting the special status of the deceased.
RemoveDebris: First mission to test space junk removal systems set for launch next year
Over 7,000 tons of space debris orbit Earth and at present there is no way to get rid of it.
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Twenty years ago, scientists created the world's first mammal cloned from an adult cell
Martial eagle star of Steve Backshall TV series 'Fierce' killed in Mozambique
Martial eagle populations in Kruger have declined 54% in 20 years.
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Following eruptions in March and in May, the volcano is still showing signs of unrest.
Arturo dies: 'World's saddest polar bear' passes away in Argentina zoo
Arturo was 30 when he died, having been brought to Argentina when he was eight.
Transylvanian duck-billed dinosaur with fossilised facial tumour discovered for first time
Telmatosaurus transsylvanicus was suffering from ameloblastoma and died before reaching adulthood.
Nasa's Juno spacecraft successfully enters orbit around Jupiter
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Mars's potato-shaped moons Phobos and Deimos were formed by massive impact
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Why do female praying mantis eat males after sex? Scientists uncover fertility benefits
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'Buddha remains' in 1,000-year-old shrine revive mystery of Enlightened One's burial
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China hit by deadly floods and landslides after days of continuous torrential rain
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Juno arrival: How and when to watch Nasa spacecraft enter Jupiter's orbit live online
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China: World's largest radio telescope Fast set to begin operations in September
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Luna the orangutan returned to her enclosure after a brief taste of freedom
The ape took in the onlookers who had gathered as she sat high up in a tree.
Ancient Egypt: Tattooed mummy challenges the role of women in Egyptian religion
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ULA, the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, cuts 350 jobs across the US
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