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Programme for 2019 science festival tackling theme of ‘frontiers’

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This year’s Edinburgh Science Festival is taking inspiration from the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a programme themed around “frontiers”. Some 270 events...
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Machine designed to win debates loses to human

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An IBM-made machine designed to win debates has lost out to a human champion debater from London, in a heated competition of man versus...
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Nasa’s faraway space snowman has flat, not round, behind

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The faraway space snowman visited by Nasa last month has a surprisingly flat — not round — behind. Photos from the New Horizons spacecraft offer...
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Near-70mph gusts as Storm Erik sweeps over UK

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Gusts of almost 70mph have hit the UK as Storm Erik blows across the country, causing delays on the transport network. High winds this morning...
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UK-built Mars rover named after British scientist Rosalind Franklin

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The UK-built ExoMars robot that will set out to find evidence of life on Mars has been named after British scientist Rosalind Franklin. The name...
ENVIRONMENT

2018 was the fourth warmest year on record

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The next five years are likely to see temperatures of 1C or more above pre-industrial levels as the Earth experiences its warmest decade on...
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England records coldest night of winter so far as temperatures dip to minus 11.7C

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England has seen its coldest night of the winter so far as temperatures tumbled across the UK. A low of minus 11.7C was recorded at...
ENVIRONMENT

Motorists stranded for second night in the UK as extreme weather continues

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Motorists were stranded for a second night as heavy snow blanketed roads and the wintry weather brought traffic to a standstill in the UK. Sleet...
ENVIRONMENT

Bangkok using water-spraying drones and planes to try to cut air pollution

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A fleet of drones, trucks and small planes is spraying water to try to reduce air pollution around Bangkok as the governor invites critics...
ENVIRONMENT

Thai capital closes hundreds of schools because of air pollution

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More than 400 schools in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, have been shut for the rest of the week due to increasing concern over dangerously unhealthy...
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