The loon, which is on Canada’s dollar coin, and the eagle, America’s national bird, fought to…
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Nasa SpaceX crew mission cleared to launch
A review panel finds no technical reason to delay the first US orbital crew launch in…
Coronavirus: Acting earlier would have saved lives, says Sage member
Locking down the UK sooner would have made a big difference to the death rate, a…
Coronavirus: Immune clue sparks treatment hope
Better understanding of Covid-19’s impact on the immune system gives hope an existing drug might aid…
Pollution: Birds 'ingesting hundreds of bits of plastic a day'
Plastic pollutants in UK rivers are finding their way into wildlife and moving up the food…
Covid recovery could 'tip the balance' for nature
Scientists call for the conservation of nature to be at the centre of the economic recovery…
Nature: Bumblebees' 'clever trick' fools plants into flowering
Scientists discover a new behaviour among bumblebees that tricks plants into flowering early. Click…
Amazon under threat: fires, loggers and now virus
How the loss of the Amazon goes beyond deforestation – and what the nine countries that…
Coronavirus: 'Fires were tough, but closing Mogo Zoo again was even harder'
Only weeks after reopening, Australia’s fire-ravaged Mogo Zoo had to close again because of Covid-19. …
Astronauts arrive at Kennedy for historic launch
Nasa’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are a week away from their flight to the space…