VIDEO: Why is there a lack of scientific evidence?

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UK suffer from the lack of scientific, engineering warns body

December 30, 2014 at 11:20 GMT Last Updated

The design of the vacuum cleaner in the construction of power plants off the coast has to train in the next five years Britain at least 75,000 new engineers.

Steph McGovern The BBC sees the shortage of skilled workers that employers in the UK. Was to find out how to interested children from getting scientists and engineers.

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VIDEO: New Year honor for nursing Hedgehog

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New Year Honour for hedgehogs Care Barbara Roberts

December 31, 2014 at 09:01 GMT Last Updated

Many people in the list of New Year Honours are familiar faces, but most of them are called more accustomed to live out of the limelight.

Barbara Roberts, founder of Withington Hedgehog Trust, received a medal of the British Empire in recognition of his work.

She brought one of the many animals that meet the team at BBC Breakfast stored.

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VIDEO: Flood protection used Christmas trees

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How old Christmas trees as flood protection Recycling

December 28, 2014 at 08:49 GMT clock Last updated

Once stripped of tinsel and ornaments, most Christmas trees in a landfill or land in chips at the end - but a recycling program to see the profit in the wild is.

The Environment Agency and some boards use undesirable trees to protect the coast and coastal erosion.

Informa Leah ticket.

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VIDEO: Waterfall of the Yellow River to ice

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Yellow River waterfall ice in China

10:01 GMT 23rd December 2014 Last updated

Extremely cold temperatures froze parts of the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River in northwest China.

The people were on the banks of river ice wall.

The amount of the falls can be quickly completely frozen.

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VIDEO: Greenpeace research Nazca Lines help

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To protest Nazca Lines: Greenpeace to cooperate in the investigation

December 19, 2014 at 15:21 GMT clock Last updated

Greenpeace operate with an investigation by a Peruvian court's liability for damages caused by activists to determine the Nazca Lines, Group CEO.

Kumi Naidoo told reporters that the demonstration on the old site on December 8 was designed to "positive intent" but that "there is no defense of what has happened."

The Nazca Lines are large numbers on the surface of the earth, there are between 1500 and 2000 years, which probably had ritual astronomical functions engraved.

Greenpeace protest was a message to the delegates held at the UN climate talks in Lima.

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VIDEO: endangered white rhino can be saved?

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White Rhino: fear for the future of threatened species

December 20, 2014 at 07:22 GMT clock Last updated

Zookeepers around the world will gather in Kenya next month for ways to discuss save the northern white rhino at risk.

The animals are in Africa, but were forced to near extinction for their valuable horns.

There are only five were in captivity in the United States, Kenya and the Czech Republic.

Informa Tim Allman.

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VIDEO: Mexico welcomes migrating butterflies

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Hopes for an increase in the migration of the Monarch Butterfly

December 20, 2014 at 3:41 GMT Last Updated

Millions of monarch butterflies came to the forests of Mexico as part of their annual migration from Canada and the United States.

Environmentalists hope that there will be an increase in the number of butterflies this year after a dramatic decline in recent years.

Mexico, USA and Canada have made efforts to increase the number of butterflies, including the development of organic fertilizer, which has spread through the fir forests of Mexico to protect monarch.

Reports Lebo Diseko

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VIDEO: New lights give astronomers hope

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New lights will give astronomers hope

December 18, 2014 at 14:45 GMT clock Last updated

For dreich December day, the night sky in many cities and towns of Scotland glow an orange.

The strange color of sodium street lamps that have the most municipalities has been used since the 1970s caused.

Many will gradually get rid of this population of new replacements are cheaper to operate, but only after first spending at a time when budgets are under pressure advice.

Correspondent local administration of BBC Scotland West Dunbartonshire Jamie McIvor reported.

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VIDEO: India launches largest rocket

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India launches largest rocket into space

December 18, 2014 at 12:32 GMT Last Updated

India's largest missile and unmanned space capsule.

The 630 tons of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (MK III) was launched from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday morning.

The new missile will be to carry heavier satellites in space.

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VIDEO: New depth record for the deepest fish

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New depth record for the deepest fish

December 19, 2014 at 00:59 GMT clock Last updated

A new record was set for the deeper fish in the world.

The strange-looking creature that is new to science, was filmed 8,145m beneath the waves, the previous record of nearly 500 meters deep.

Several other new species of fish were caught on camera and also called large crustaceans giants.

The animals were discovered during an international expedition to the Mariana Trench, about 11 miles into the Pacific Ocean.

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VIDEO: Up close with the largest ship in the world

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Sent First look at biggest world: Prelude

December 16, 2014 at 18:11 GMT clock Last updated

A shipyard in South Korea is building the world's largest ship that had ever seen - a platform, gas processing for the energy company Shell.

More than four fields laid end to end football, almost half a kilometer stretches (1,600 m).

Known as foreplay, the ship finally docked at a gas field in the waters of Australia and remote control is designed to to offer a new way of gas on the world market.

BBC has exclusive access to the building and science writer David Shukman had a chance to look around.

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VIDEO: The shape of the "pancake ice River Dee

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As a "pancake ice" on the River Dee in Aberdeenshire

December 18, 2014 at 07:46 GMT clock Last updated

The River Dee in Aberdeenshire, provided a spectacular winter scene with the creation of hundreds of "pancake ice".

More commonly seen in the Antarctic, gelfoam night is believed and shapes in a circular pattern against shock strands together.

Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt report.

Images courtesy Jamie Urquhart

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VIDEO: One of the last to die six rare rhinos

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Only five rare rhinos left in the world after death

December 16, 2014 at 13:09 GMT clock Last updated

One of the last northern white rhinos in the world died at the San Diego Zoo in California.

The 44-year-old named Angalifu, old age and death.

To be extinct in the wild due to poaching, only five of the remaining animals in captivity.

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VIDEO: Thousands gather nesting penguins

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Tens of thousands of penguins gather for the breeding season

December 14, 2014 at 19:08 GMT clock Last updated

Tens of thousands gathered penguins in Antarctica to their breeding season.

Down to the south shore of Georgia to breed from mid-November.

The adults gather around the young birds are brown to protect.

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VIDEO: The Time Bomb: Why exotic new name?

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The time bomb: the new exotic language for the weather

December 12, 2014 at 00:02 GMT clock Last updated

Where does the term "time bomb" come from?

It was just a big storm, and used some very low pressure over the Atlantic for expression in the budget.

BBC Newsnight Stephen Smith explores why weather forecasts have changed for the use of these new hottest conditions.

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VIDEO: Sella successful year after the tsunami

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Donna Nook seal pups successful year after the tsunami

December 10, 2014 at 17:18 GMT clock Last updated

A record number of seals in Lincolnshire born sanctuary Donna Nook.

Seal numbers fell last year by bad weather, but this year, more than 1,700 were born in the reserve.

Wildlife experts are optimistic that the latest figures show the colony thrives.

Amanda White goes.

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VIDEO: Astronaut define space challenge

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The astronaut Tim Peake invites challenge Raspberry Pi

December 10, 2014 at 12:01 GMT Last Updated

Astronaut Tim Peake UK students invited numerical experiments suggest be done in space.

He will oversee experiences when his six-month visit to the International Space Station (ISS) in the coming year.

It is connected with the manufacturer designed Raspberry Pi computer in credit card size for human coding, marking the challenge .

Two Raspberry Pi computers may only be transported to the International Space Station (ISS), and both will be connected to a new board "Astro Pi", loaded with sensors and devices.

Tim Peake said Rory Cellan-Jones at the challenge.

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VIDEO: "ignores ecological deficit '

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RSPB Wildlife Trust and appealed to MPs to consider the nature

December 9th, 2014 at 14:55 GMT clock Last updated

Activists of wildlife and rural people head to Westminster to change the nature of the parliamentary agenda.

RSPB Martin Harper said the state fall heads on the economic deficit last week focused, but there was an "ecological deficit and ignored"

He spoke with Giles Dilnot in the politics of the day with Steve Trotter of the Wildlife Foundation, who said he has a "significant separation between people and the environment," and that was the public health.

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VIDEO: animal dealer "plundering our planet

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Prince William: animal dealer "plundering our planet

December 8th, 2014 at 18:12 GMT clock Last updated

Prince William has the illegal wildlife trade as "one of the most insidious forms of corruption and illegality."

On the occasion of the World Bank in Washington convicted traffickers. "They plunder the planet for mankind ignorant thirst feed exotic pets, jewelry, jewelry remedies and the disappearance of the planet and irreplaceable species," he said.

"The extinction of the species in the animal world is a loss to humanity", the Duke of Cambridge continued: "It is wrong that children growing up in countries at risk to wildlife crime lose their birthright".

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VIDEO: Giant Sperm Whale found dead on beach

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Huge sperm whale found dead on beach in South Australia

December 8th, 2014 at 18:37 GMT clock Last updated

A group of whales was found after it stranded on a beach in South Australia in shallow water dead.

The animals were seen swimming in the area for the local population, according to reports, but not six whales dead Monday by morning.

Then a seventh whale was seen several kilometers away from the rest of the car, local television station.

"I like to come and watch them swim, but when you see it, it's terrible," said a woman visiting the beach.

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VIDEO: Will the meeting on climate change make a difference?

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Issues Climate Change Conference of the United Nations and 60 seconds

December 8th, 2014 at 00:09 GMT clock Last updated

The last 14 years have been the warmest 15 history.

What hope is there that the last UN conference on climate change to result in a deal that could change this?

The BBC is concerned with the issues in a global climate always involved extreme - in 60 seconds.

Video by Michael Hirst made

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VIDEO: melting at an alarming rate "glaciers in Peru

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Peru says the alarming rate of Fusion "Glacier

December 6th, 2014 at 14:34 GMT clock Last updated

Experts have warned that Peru's glaciers are melting at an alarming speed. The survival of around 30 million people

The glacier water is used to produce hydroelectric power and irrigation.

Scientists say that glaciers have lost more than a fifth of the weight in just three decades due to global warming.

Informa Anbarasan Ethirajan.

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VIDEO: Seal colony breaks the birth

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Blakeney Norfolk seal colony records book record numbers of puppies

December 6, 2014 Updated 02.14 clock GMT

A record number of seal pups have been recorded in the reserve Blakeney Point, North Norfolk, with more than 1,756 new arrivals - the sum of the figures for the 2013-14 breeding about 200th

Seals booking Pupping National Trust for over a decade.

Ajay Tegala, one of the Coast Guard for counting seals, said: "Bulls develop a harem of up to six cows, depending on the age capacity, power and fight ... and seals mate again shortly after birth."

The colony was filmed by the BBC winter conditions this weekend for the new series in January.

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VIDEO: Orion space capsule splashed

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Orion spacecraft is NASA landing

December 5th, 2014 at 19:20 GMT clock Last updated

New Orion crew capsule US space agency has completed his daughter, who travel with unmanned splashdown in the Pacific off Mexico.

Drone Video downbound vessel gently in his parachute just before reaching the water.

Orion is designed to eventually take people on the space station to destinations including the Moon and Mars.

Pallab Ghosh reports.

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VIDEO: Bats reveal their inner compass

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Bats have 3D compass is in his brain study

December 4, 2014 Last updated at 11:10 GMT

Recordings bat brain while flying in a laboratory showed that animals have a "neural compass" which to pursue them exactly where, and in what sense can keep it.

So head brain cells called fire management to track the position of the animals.

The researchers were able to take from them that the animals are moved, and during acrobatic landing on his head - as shown in this, that it slows pictures.

The researchers believe that a similar system of inland waterway 3-D is likely to be found throughout the animal kingdom.

The findings are published in the journal Nature.

Footage courtesy Finkelstein et al / Nature

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VIDEO: Cemetery thriving community

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Destroyed by landslides people of Nepal: Climate Change

December 4, 2014 Updated 09:59 GMT

A key UN climate conference Peru hopes the foundation for a new agreement to attach to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

However, a BBC investigation has revealed that hundreds of offset projects, as agreed, will never be implemented for lack of funds.

Naveen Singh Kadka was in central Nepal, where a lack of climate change was a disaster for the people in a remote valley.

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VIDEO: Taking care of sick and orphaned seals

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UK Winter Storms: The orphaned baby seals elderly patients back to the sea

December 5th, 2014 at 00:10 GMT clock Last updated

A year ago, leaving the worst storm in more than 60 years back was severely beaten in the UK.

The storms coincided with gray seal breeding season, which takes place in early December. Dozens of pups separated from their mothers in heavy seas.

Over a period of three days, the number of seal pups admitted to the Center of East Winch RSPCA wildlife more than 100 58 Grey joined the 50 miners doubled seals that had been since the summer.

A year later, at the approach of winter, and volunteers at the center, which prepared in the event of new influx.

But the problem is not only time - the center is to increase the number of disease seals (all but three of the current residents) to see, but can not determine why.

BBC News Center Manager Alison joined Charles to meet some of their furry friends.

Journalist Video: Nikki Nahal

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VIDEO: How to write establish a Stegosaurus skeleton

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Get Stegosaurus skeleton, the secrets of the dinosaurs

December 3, 2014 at 22:00 GMT clock Last updated

Researchers began the detailed analysis in general carried out on a Stegosaurus skeleton.

Although Stegosaurus is one of the most famous dinosaur, is among scientists know the least.

There are only six partial skeletons of a creature that he lived about 150 million years ago.

This specimen, nicknamed "Sophie" was acquired by the Natural History Museum, London.

A British team toured each of its 360 bones on a computer and digitally reconstructed the animal.

Professor Paul Barrett, leading the investigation, told the BBC more about what to expect.

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VIDEO: DNA testing is controversial UK

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DNA testing is controversial UK

December 3, 2014 Updated 02.39 clock GMT

A personal DNA testing has been controversial in the United States has launched in the UK in life.

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK says 23andMe test pin, which is designed to provide information on the risks to the health of a person based on their DNA be used with caution.

But critics say it can not be accurate enough for the basic decisions.

The company is headquartered in California based 23andMe, clings to your test.

Chris Koch Newsnight report.

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