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New coronavirus sparks health alert
Public health officials are on alert after a second case of a potentially lethal new virus was confirmed in the UK, writes Channel 4 News Science Editor Tom Clarke.
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Engineering the future: Victorian values live on
Massive engineering projects were second nature to the Victorians, but what about today? Tom Clarke finds that British projects such as Crossrail are still keeping the UK at the cutting edge.
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Ninth polio worker dies in Pakistan
Nine people working on a UN-backed polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan are reportedly dead after gunmen, thought to be from the Taliban, attacked. Tom Clarke reports.
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Does UK have resources to fight ash dieback?
Hundreds of samples of diseased trees have been arriving at labs in Surrey over the past two weeks. Science Editor Tom Clarke has an exclusive report from the frontline in the war against ash dieback.
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First signs of Alzheimer’s detected in teenagers
Alzheimer’s may start developing at least 20 years before symptoms first occur, writes Channel 4 News’s Science Editor Tom Clarke.
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Melting ice-cap: what has Greenland got to lose?
For some people Greenland’s melting ice-cap signals not only climate change but the end of a way of life, while to others it marks an opportunity for new investment. Tom Clarke meets both sides.
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Timeline of a Badger U-turn that wasn’t (yet)
Will a proposed cull of badgers to control bovine TB ever happen? Science Editor Tom Clarke reports on a day of bewildering twists and turns at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Why Greenland’s record ice-melt matters
The second largest block of freshwater ice on the planet melted more this year than ever before, contributing to rising sea levels and even possibly the weather. Tom Clarke sets sail to check it out.
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Reporting from the unimaginably vast Greenland ice sheet
Channel 4 News Science Editor Tom Clarke reports from Greenland.
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Scientists who’ll be spending Christmas in the Arctic
SV Gambo isn’t your typical research vessel. There’s cod and halibut drying in the rigging and two huskies Ukioq and Nuliaq howling on the decks. Science Editor Tom Clarke reports from Greenland.
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Arctic ice levels at all-time low
Scientists studying Arctic sea ice say it has reached its lowest level since records began following this summer’s melt. Channel 4 News’s Science Editor Tom Clarke reports.
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Curiosity: the high spec behind Nasa’s ‘robotic geologist’
Nasa’s Curiosity rover was built using the most complex robotic spaceflight technology. Science Editor Tom Clarke explains the spec from super-high resolution cameras to James Bond-esque laser beams.
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Faster, higher, stronger – with technology’s help
Science Editor Tom Clarke looks at the growing band of sports scientists seeking ways to help competitors follow the Olympic motto of going “faster, higher, stronger”.
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CCTV monitoring keeps an eye on anything fishy
A new CCTV system for trawlers aims to keep any eye on fishermen in a bid to stop “discards” – throwing back fish when a catch exceeds the quota. Channel 4’s Tom Clarke reports.
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The end of the world as we know it?
Astronomers have discovered when the world will end. But luckily the earth’s collision with another solar system won’t be for another four billion years, as Science Editor Tom Clarke explains.