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Paul the psychic World Cup octopus dies
British-born Paul the octopus, who won unlikely worldwide fame after correctly predicting a host of World cup matches, has died. Tom Clarke looks back on the celebrity cephalopod’s life.
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Severn Barrage scrapped in Coalition energy plan
A 10-mile-long barrage across the Severn Estuary to generate tidal power is to be scrapped as part of the Coalition’s first major policy plan on powering Britain to 2025 and beyond, writes Tom Clarke.
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BP’s Hayward faces MPs on oil safety
Outgoing BP chief executive Tony Hayward tells MPs safety is the oil giant’s “number one” priority, as he puts the company’s case to be allowed to drill for oil in UK waters, as Tom Clarke reports.
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BP report shares blame for oil rig disaster
BP blames “failures” for the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion and subsequent major oil spill. Science correspondent Tom Clarke says the report is BP’s “case for the defence”.
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Report calls for climate body overhaul
The international body on the threat of climate change needs fundamental reform in the wake of a number of embarrassing mistakes, according to an independent review writes Tom Clarke.
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More affected by Pakistan floods than tsunami
As the number of people directly affected by the Pakistan floods exceeds those hit by the 2004 tsunami, Science Correspondent Tom Clarke examines the weather patterns which could be to blame.
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Acid Arctic? What the ocean tells us about climate change
Science Correspondent Tom Clarke reports from the Canadian Arctic, where scientists are investigating ocean acidification – one of the least publicised but most worrying effects of climate change.
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Camping in the Arctic: icy beds and polar bears
What does it feel like to sleep on an ice block floating on top of 200 metres of ocean? Channel 4 News Science Correspondent Tom Clarke blogs from his tent in the Arctic.
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NASA launches satellite into orbit in search of life
NASA has launched its new satellite into orbit on a two year mission to scour star systems for potential signs of life. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite – known more colloquially as TESS, has four specialised cameras on board enabling it to view around 20 million stars. Scientists leading the mission say they don’t know…
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Antarctica’s ice sheet melting from below
Scientists have discovered that Antarctica’s ice sheet is melting from below even though it can’t be seen from the surface. Researchers used satellite images to work out how the warming ocean waters were eroding the ice – and understand the environmental change. Our science editor Tom Clarke reports.
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New documentary gives rare glimpse into the lives of controversial Faroe Island fishermen
The mass slaughter of pilot whales in the inlets and beaches of the Faroe Islanders has been greeted with widespread outrage. But after befriending a group of Faroe Islands fishermen, filmmaker Mike Day gained unprecedented access to the whale hunt on the remote islands – populated by the ancestors of Vikings. His feature length documentary,…
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Cot deaths could be linked to genetic mutations
In the 1990s campaigns to tackle cot deaths were amazingly successful – reducing the tragedy of sudden infant deaths by 81 per cent in the UK. But since then the number of cases has remained constant at around 300 a year. Now scientists have identified a particular gene that could be a factor in some…
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China allows Xi Jinping to be ‘president for life’
China’s parliament has rubber stamped an unprecedented move allowing President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. The constitutional change tears down a system put in place to avoid any return to a Mao style autocratic dictatorship – and the authorities have already moved to suppress any signs of public dissent.
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Storm Emma: Britain battered with blizzards and sub-zero winds
Across the country, the extreme weather has been causing yet more chaos. In Cornwall, police urged drivers to stay at home after a seven year old girl was killed in an accident. The National Grid said there may not be enough gas to meet the demands of both domestic and industrial users, although it emphasised that…
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80,000 cases of cancer in woman ‘preventable’ if gene mutation screenings were offered
New research suggests that more than 80,000 cases of cancer could be prevented if ALL woman over the age of 30 were offered screening for gene mutations. Woman carrying the ‘Braca’ gene are much more likely to develop breast or ovarian cancer. Researchers in London have found that screening the entire population for the gene…
