Nanoprobes could soon be deployed to observe more than 300 asteroids
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Mexico City earthquake: Parents and rescuers search for children in rubble of collapsed school
Desperate parents join police, firefighters and volunteers as they work through the night in a frantic search for dozens of young children feared buried under a Mexico City school.
Nasa's Osiris-Rex will slingshot past the Earth on its path to asteroid Bennu
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Barn owls have ears that don't age
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Expedition ends after accidentally discovering more than 60 ancient shipwrecks
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Scientists harness power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into renewable fuels
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How breeding rare giant sea snails could save the Great Barrier Reef
The reef faces a major threat in addition to those posed by global warming and rising sea temperatures.
Scotland is about to be snow-free for only the seventh time in recorded history
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How the Earth filled with oxygen 2.4 billion years ago, allowing life to take off
The amount of free oxygen on the planet skyrocketed, making the planet ideal for complex life.
Turning lightning into thunder: Scientists change light into sound with groundbreaking microchip
Technology could lead to a radical overhaul of the struggling fibre-optic networks that make up the internet.
This slow motion footage of a crocodile trying to eat you will give you nightmares
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Nasa satellite data helps researchers forecast malaria outbreaks weeks ahead
Environmental data from space will be used to mitigate the spread of the disease.
Long-lost Rongorongo inscriptions revisited – what were the people of Easter Island saying?
Rongorongo system of writing emerged independently of all others in the world.
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule successfully returns home from ISS with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean
The spacecraft's safe return marked the end of SpaceX's 12th resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Hurricane Maria: Another major hurricane expected to wreak havoc along Irma's path
Tropical Storm Maria is expected to form into hurricane and hit Caribbean islands.
Nasa Europa mission: Agency seeks to balance research objectives and cost
The mission is reportedly scheduled to be launched no later than 2025.
Astronomers to send cosmic messages in 2018 to search for aliens
However, many scientists have also expressed concern about the idea as it could lead to the possibility of an alien attack.
Nasa's Kepler spots 3 new 'super-Earth' exoplanets orbiting a star 100 light years away from Earth
The star hosting the three newly-discovered exoplanets is the closest one to Earth found to date.
The Scythians of ancient Siberia were terrifying warriors – their only weaknesses were booze and weed
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Children who are praised for being smart are much more likely to become cheaters
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'Don't take selfies with bears': Police remind people of guidelines after dangerous ursine photo op
Bears are cute, but cuddling them is always a bad idea
Nasa's Cassini plunges into Saturn, ending its extraordinary mission after 20 years in space
The pioneering spacecraft has revolutionised our understanding of the solar system.
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Men's faces are more attractive to women after they listen to music
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EmDrive: China claims to have built 'Impossible Engine' that needs no fuel
Nasa has previously confirmed that the machine could work, but that they have no idea how.
Asteroid Vesta: Solar system's second-largest asteroid may host buried ice
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Scientists baffled by mystery faceless sea monster washed ashore during Hurricane Harvey
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Spectacular space images from the winners of the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 competition.
Hubble detects extraordinary pitch-black planet that 'eats' light
WASP-12b lies 1,400 light years from Earth and is twice the size of Jupiter.
Ecologists uncover evidence of legendary 'night parrot', one the world's rarest birds
Until 2013, the bird had not been seen alive by a single human for more than 100 years.
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No other creature has ever had legs quite like this one.
New species of ferocious 20ft crocodile discovered in 95-million-year-old fossil
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Despite broken wheels, Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover continues to explore the red planet
'All six wheels have more than enough working lifespan remaining to get the vehicle to all destinations planned'.
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