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The year 2020 set to be in top three warmest
Provisional figures indicate that 2020 will be one of the hottest in a record dating back to 1850.
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The year 2020 set to be in top three warmest
Provisional figures indicate that 2020 will be one of the hottest in a record dating back to 1850.

PM aims for world-leading UK emissions cuts
Boris Johnson is set to unveil plans for world-leading emissions UK cuts - but are they enough?

China's Moon mission returns colour pictures
The robotic Chang'e-5 probe starts work to gather lunar samples it can send to Earth for study.

Humans waging 'suicidal war' on nature - UN chief
Secretary General Antonio Guterres says our "war" on the natural world will come back to haunt us.

DeepMind co-founder: Gaming inspired AI discovery
The discovery is expected to advance medical research in treating disease.

World's biggest iceberg is fraying at its edges
High resolution imagery shows ocean waves are taking their toll on the giant ice block called A68a.

One of biology's biggest mysteries 'largely solved'
The advance is expected to accelerate research into a host of human diseases, including Covid-19.
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The year 2020 set to be in top three warmest
Provisional figures indicate that 2020 will be one of the hottest in a record dating back to 1850.

PM aims for world-leading UK emissions cuts
Boris Johnson is set to unveil plans for world-leading emissions UK cuts - but are they enough?

China's Moon mission returns colour pictures
The robotic Chang'e-5 probe starts work to gather lunar samples it can send to Earth for study.

Humans waging 'suicidal war' on nature - UN chief
Secretary General Antonio Guterres says our "war" on the natural world will come back to haunt us.

DeepMind co-founder: Gaming inspired AI discovery
The discovery is expected to advance medical research in treating disease.

World's biggest iceberg is fraying at its edges
High resolution imagery shows ocean waves are taking their toll on the giant ice block called A68a.

One of biology's biggest mysteries 'largely solved'
The advance is expected to accelerate research into a host of human diseases, including Covid-19.

PM aims for world-leading UK emissions cuts
Boris Johnson is set to unveil plans for world-leading emissions UK cuts - but are they enough?

China's Moon mission returns colour pictures
The robotic Chang'e-5 probe starts work to gather lunar samples it can send to Earth for study.

Humans waging 'suicidal war' on nature - UN chief
Secretary General Antonio Guterres says our "war" on the natural world will come back to haunt us.