VIDEO: Passenger space balloon flight test

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Test flight for travelers around the world and other new technology

30 October 2015 00:08 GMT Last updated on

BBC Click LJ Rich describes the highlights of the week-technology, including a "tractor beam" which uses sound waves to move small objects, the space tourism company WorldView makes a successful test flight for a passenger balloon and Google said it is a helium -Ballon to start in the stratosphere ring to an internet connection for people who transmit live among them.

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Video: NASA Asteroid Tracking TB145

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NASA Asteroid Tracking with radio telescopes TB145

October 31, 2015 Updated 04:41 GMT

An asteroid named TB145 spend a few hundred thousand kilometers from Earth.

Astronomers have discovered its existence only in this month.

Scientists say that we do not meet for less than 100 years.

Tim Allman reports.

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VIDEO: Enter something old a new twist

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Farm bottles wood and updates

October 28, 2015 Updated 03:42 GMT

Give something old a new life has a passion for John Lamorie in southern Taiwan.

With his wife Shelly, he built a farm for recycled products, including wood, glass bottles and newspapers.

As visitors continue to arrive, the couple realized his hobby was given a profitable business.

Taiwan Correspondent Cindy Sui BBC visited the eco-farm for more information.

More information on the website of Asia Business Report

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VIDEO: A Harvest: Six pairs of panda twins

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A Harvest: Six pairs of panda twins born in China

October 27, 2015 Updated 14:49 GMT

Six pairs of panda twins were born in the province of Sichuan in China, one month age of four months.

Twins pandas accounted for 90% of all births Pandas in China this year, compared with an average of 50% in recent years.

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Show Mars, Jupiter and Venus - world Joy: VIDEO

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Mars, Jupiter and Venus together for the rare display

October 27, 2015 Last updated at 14:20 GMT Clock

Skywatchers enjoy a galactic treatment this week with three planets in a rare group.

Jupiter, Venus and Mars are clearly visible in the eastern sky, and can be used for the next 24 hours to see at their nearest points of each other.

Pallab Ghosh reports.

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VIDEO: How an ash became a spoon

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As an ash became a spoon

26 October 2015 Last updated at 10:43 GMT

What can be done from a tree with his own hands?

In many parts of the world, the ash has for centuries used for anything from ax handles on wheel and even the first car.

Now Ash is threatened - by a disease called ash dieback and a beetle called emerald ash borer.

Rob Penn has just written a book - we can use on our relationship with the tree, and.

We shot that ashes thrown 70 feet in the Black Mountains of South Wales - to keep a portion of their forest management efforts to ashes and other trees thrive there.

Produced by Matthew Price BBC Today program.

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VIDEO: Conkers threatened butterflies

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Conkers under threat of food moths chestnut

October 27, 2015 Last updated at 07:18 GMT Clock

The great tradition of British conker fighting games is in danger due to an infection that spreads from a moth through the country - eating chestnuts.

Researchers believe that the chestnut is smaller because it has become, and now wants to gardeners and hikers to send photos of infected leaves.

Tim Muffett reports.

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Counting seals on the coast of County Down: VIDEO

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Account seals on the coast of County Down

23 October 2015 Last updated at 18:30 BST clock

Volunteers Copeland Bird Observatory have work gasket along the coast of County Down conducted observation.

Recorded a record number of young gray seals as part of an annual calculation, as reported by the BBC NI environment correspondent Conor Macauley.

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VIDEO: Film Archive shows beaver Skydiving

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Beavers parachute in the desert in the movie file

23 October 2015 Last updated at 18:19 BST clock

File photo of a group of beavers, which in the desert in the US with a parachute, he was found by the historian Sharon Clark.

The film, directed in 1950, has been lost for years; I had been tagged and stored in the wrong place the wrong file.

The launches were carried out by Ministry of Idaho Fish and Game, because she had an overpopulation of beavers in some areas.

All animals are thought by their healthy flights and sound.

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VIDEO: In Bonn talks on climate change

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In Bonn talks on climate change

23 October 2015 Updated 07:28 BST

Negotiations on climate change held in Germany, where the negotiators are trying to overcome the obstacles in Paris before a summit next month.

Roger Harrabin BBC puts you in the Bonn talks.

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VIDEO: Newly discovered species of giant tortoises

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Discovered new species of giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands

22 October 2015 Last updated at 07:25 BST

Scientists say that a new type of giant tortoise was discovered in the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador.

There are only about 250 newly identified species that have given up the scientific name Chelonoidis donfaustoi.

The Galapagos National Park has the video of the new type was launched on Wednesday, but the images were filmed in August

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VIDEO: Inside permafrost & # 039; Time Tunnel & # 039;

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Permafrost Inside 'Time Tunnel "

22 October 2015 00:16 BST Last updated on

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the potential of thawing permafrost on a warming world.

This permanently frozen layer of soil contains enormous amounts of methane could exacerbate climate change when the gas washed out into the atmosphere.

To solve the problem, the US Army Corps of Engineers built a tunnel in the permafrost near Fairbanks, Alaska.

It allows researchers to travel through time to see how the permafrost affected Earth in the past 40,000 years.

BBC correspondent Matt McGrath environmental traveled with them.

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VIDEO: rare British breeds IVF could not be saved?

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IVF could save the rare British breeds?

October 21, 2015 Last updated at 00:04 BST clock

The first baby to IVF after more than 15 years will now be born in a stud growing in Shropshire.

It is the result of a project by the University of Liverpool researchers conducted - the first step to a bank of embryos that the last lifeline to produce some traditional British rare breeds that could be disappearing.

Science Reporter for BBC and Video Reporter Victoria Gill went to visit the farm and speak with scientists perform what they say is a new frontier in IVF animal.

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VIDEO: Could lunar south pole support a basic human?

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It could lunar south pole to support a human base?

October 16, 2015 Last updated at 17:00 BST clock

The space agencies of Europe and Russia are sending the first spacecraft to land on an unknown region the lunar south pole.

It is one of a series of missions that will be to lay the groundwork for an eventual permanent settlement on the lunar surface.

The probe is to evaluate drill deep into the earth and whether to make enough water fuel and raw materials and oxygen.

European scientific mission leader, Dr. James Carpenter, the European Space Agency, the place of intended landing described and explains why it may be rich in resources for development.

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Video: How bees Caffeine Addiction shown

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As bees showed Caffeine Addiction

October 16, 2015 Last Updated 14:53 clock in TSB

An unusual experiment revealed that the bees attracted and also "addicted" to caffeine in the nectar of the plant.

Many plants produce caffeine, especially in its naturally bitter leaves as a deterrent against insects plant as caterpillars eat.

But here, the lead researcher Margaret Couvillon explains how bees trained caffeinated nectar showed his natural dependence.

All images courtesy of Roger Schürch, Margaret Couvillon and Hasan Al Toufailia

Video Producer: Victoria Gill

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VIDEO: Life is possible at the south pole of the moon?

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Life is possible at the south pole of the moon?

October 16, 2015 Last updated at 17:00 BST clock

The space agencies of Europe and Russia are sending the first spacecraft to land on an unknown region the lunar south pole.

It is one of a series of missions that will be to lay the groundwork for an eventual permanent settlement on the lunar surface.

The probe is to evaluate drill deep into the earth and whether to make enough water fuel and raw materials and oxygen.

European scientific mission leader, Dr. James Carpenter, the European Space Agency, the place of intended landing described and explains why it may be rich in resources for development.

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VIDEO: Try to get you, the South Africans their cars

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The streets of the city of Johannesburg "Go Green" for the festival

October 15, 2015 Last updated at 00:01 BST clock

Held Ecomobility World Festival in Johannesburg in South Africa, people are asked to leave their vehicles and instead walk, use bike and public transport.

The aim is to encourage greenhouse gas emissions, and cities around the world, to reduce to change their transport policy.

The BBC reports Christian Parkinson Johannesburg, where the division has' gone green. "

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VIDEO: Foreground: winning Tierfotos

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Amateur wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015

October 14, 2015 Updated at 22:47 clock put BST

This year's Photographer of the Year competition was for amateur photographers Don Gutoski.

His picture shows the moment a red fox carrying the body of his cousin Arctic after a deadly attack.

There were almost 42,000 entries from 100 countries.

The foreman, Lewis Blackwell, described the winning image in the outside of the BBC source.

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VIDEO: Australian rage killing feral cats

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Australia Wild reform arouses the wrath of celebrities

October 14, 2015 Last updated at 22:13 BST clock

The Australian government has been embroiled in a fight with celebrities in their decision to kill approximately two million feral cats.

An official wrote an open letter to the musician Morrissey and actress Brigitte Bardot, say the move is essential.

Tom explains Heyden.

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VIDEO: Get the South Africans their cars

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The streets of the city of Johannesburg "Go Green" for the festival

October 15, 2015 Last updated at 00:01 BST clock

Held Ecomobility World Festival in Johannesburg in South Africa, people are asked to leave their vehicles and instead walk, use bike and public transport.

The aim is to encourage greenhouse gas emissions, and cities around the world, to reduce to change their transport policy.

The BBC reports Christian Parkinson Johannesburg, where the division has' gone green. "

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VIDEO: When wolves were introduced in Scotland?

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Wolves should be introduced in Scotland?

October 13, 2015 Last updated at 20:07 BST clock

The wolves were hunted to extinction in many parts of Europe, but apparently were booming, can lead to problems more and more.

In France, the government has called for a European law by licensing hunters to kill in order to protect farmers.

Environmentalists say that wolves are essential to ensure a balance in nature, and the owner of a property in the Scottish Highlands is determined to reintroduce in Great Britain.

Correspondent Claire Marshall reports Rural Affairs.

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VIDEO: Monitoring wolves in the French Alps

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Tracking wolves in the French Alps

October 13, 2015 Last Updated 17:17 clock in TSB

A team of hunters of wolves that kill in a region of the French Alps wolves that are considered a threat to livestock.

In defiance of EU legislation, the French Government has also relaxed the rules of the hunt, to help farmers to defend their actions.

Claire Marshall BBC came with expert tracker Troy Bennett, of. In the region in the last 30 years

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VIDEO: Jupiter & # 039; Red Spot shows 4K

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Details of the Great Red Spot of Jupiter

October 14, 2015 Last updated at 00:03 BST clock

New images of ultra-high-definition 4K provided unveiled details of Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot.

NASA released the images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope images.

The Great Red Spot is larger than the size of three earths, which took hundreds of years to the massive planet storm.

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VIDEO: climate agreement could be reached Alaska drilling

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New agreement on global climate could hit Alaska drilling

October 12, 2015 Last updated at 09:32 BST clock

Alaska trying to stimulate onshore drilling after the Shell decision to abandon the Arctic, but there are significant political opposition.

The state derives 90% of revenue overnight by oil revenues.

When a new global climate deal agreed in Paris in December, impact on the US government could have rich in oil.

After Medio Ambiente correspondent Matt McGrath.

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VIDEO: The energy can be stored in air-filled caves?

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Controversy energy project compressed air underwater cave

October 11, 2015 Last Updated at 07:30 BST

The search for new ways to produce energy often complicated and controversial - and in Northern Ireland is a project to compress air in the caves below the seabed, otherwise.

It is used with gas, to run when the wind does not blow turbine.

But some fear that the process could be harmful to the natural habitat, such as Andy Martin says.

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VIDEO: A future without coal power

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A future without coal-fired power in the UK

October 9, 2015 at 19:00 clock Last updated BST

Coal was once considered the king, but is now seen as a dirty fuel, and the government wants to eliminate coal-fired plants in the next 15 years.

Today stations generate around 30% of the electricity consumed in the UK, how can the light on when to hold them to close their doors?

Jeremy Cooke reports.

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VIDEO: Astronaut & # 039; s album out of this world

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Out Of This World Album Astronaut Chris Hadfield

October 9, 2015 22:42 clock Last updated BST

Chris Hadfield brought the music from heaven to earth.

Astronaut and author published an album of songs, Sessions entitled Clear a can, he wrote, and recorded in the space.

Commander Hadfield first attracted worldwide attention when interpreting Space Oddity by David Bowie, while the International Space Station will be carried out, became a sensation on YouTube.

He tells Laura Trevelyan BBC about the challenges of shooting while swimming over the earth, and he hopes that the album to make the space a little closer to home for the listener.

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VIDEO: Yorkshire & # 039; reveals s extinct Rhinos

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Yorkshire extinct rhinos found

October 10, 2015 00:12 Last updated on BST

Old bones of a cave in North Yorkshire, including remains of rhinos, bears and hyenas are to go on display in a "virtual museum" more than a century after it was excavated.

Some of the bones in Victoria Cave valleys, over a hundred thousand years ago, when these creatures roamed northern England.

A team of archaeologists DigVentures organization committed to transform the site and to digitize its unique collection.

Victoria Gill Science reporter visited the cave with the team for more information.

Video journalist Victoria Gill and Dan Curtis

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VIDEO: Mysterious waves near stars

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Ripples discovered mysterious around nearby star

October 8th, 2015 at 13:14 clock Last updated BST

New images from the European Southern Observatory have uncovered mysterious waves around a star near the Earth.

The unexplained phenomenon surrounding the red dwarf star AU Microscopii could indications of how planets form.

Elaine Jung reported.

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Juggling fruits in space science: VIDEO

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Juggling fruits in space science

October 7th, 2015 at 09:07 clock Last updated BST

The Russian Space Agency has pictures of juggling fruit cosmonauts in zero gravity aboard the International Space Station released.

The agency said video was used to investigate the effects of space on the human body.

Psychologists have found activities such as juggling was beneficial for the cost of the occupation for long periods in orbit aboard the station.

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VIDEO: The drone, to plant the trees can

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The manned aircraft can not plant trees

October 7th, 2015 at 00:02 clock Last updated BST

A British company hopes to use the technology of drones to plant trees in areas that have deforested.

Engineering BioCarbon recently spoke at the United Nations Summit on solutions such as the use of drones and 3D maps could plant trees in a less expensive and faster method, which is generally produced using traditional techniques help.

Click BBC spoke with Martin Engineering BioCarbon Tengler, how the technology works.

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VIDEO: The event rarely threatens coral reefs

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The world's coral reefs under threat of money laundering

October 8th, 2015 at 06:14 clock updates BST

US scientists say coral reefs in the world are attacked by a phenomenon that has only twice previously occurred in history.

Bleaching is something that happens when water is hot, and now comes from the Pacific to the Atlantic reefs.

Roger Harrabin reported.

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Air pollution - the & # 039; Risks & # 039 ;: unseen VIDEO

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Air pollution - the "invisible threat" air on our roads

October 7th, 2015 at 00:09 clock Last updated BST

The revelation that Volkswagen has the software used in some of their vehicles in order to deceive emission tests led the European Commission to pressure automakers to accept deeper cuts in emissions from diesel vehicles.

Government figures show, particulate pollution generally, contributing to 29,000 deaths annually in the UK.

Nitrogen dioxide, a gas that is in the diesel exhaust gases is connected to 23,500 deaths per year.

Fergus Walsh examines the threat to public health.

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Mortal drive spring rain; Plant & # 039: VIDEO

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Spring rain fed mortal plant

October 5, 2015 at 21:03 clock Last updated BST

A carnivorous pitcher plant uses raindrops for energy to throw ants their fate, the researchers found.

Biologists at the University of Bristol have discovered that rain helps the plant ants "movie" in the glass case where they drown and be consumed by the plant.

The team used high-speed cameras to capture the movement, showing this short clip.

The results are published in PNAS.

(Video courtesy of Dr. Ulrike Bauer from the University of Bristol)

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VIDEO: rat & # 039 newly discovered; like no other & # 039;

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Indonesia newfound rat "like no other"

6 October 2015 Updated at 08:27 BST

A team of scientists has discovered a new species of rats in Indonesia.

The species name Hyorhinomys stuempkei - rat flat nose - a "rare to other rats different and unique properties," she said.

Five rodents were discovered in Sulawesi early January of researchers from Australia, Indonesia and the US.

"Enormous ears for an animal of this size increased body," said Dr. Jake Esselstyn Museum of Natural Sciences.

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VIDEO: Lab tests are imperfect shows emission

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Laboratory tests show vehicle emissions are imperfect

6 October 2015 Last updated at 00:03 BST clock

An experiment at the University of Manchester - the performance of the diesel engine in a laboratory - shows how far among the manufacturers of emission testing.

By channeling engine emissions in an atmosphere chamber, can re-create the computer, what happens when pollutants in our environment clean engines.

Dr. Rami Alfarra, University of Manchester, explains how his research team demonstrated that the engines are much cleaner when really driving that car manufacturers disclose standard tests.

The research is a collaboration with researchers of atmospheric chemistry at the University of York.

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VIDEO: Farmers are the mammoth skeleton

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Woolly Mammoth Skeleton discovered by farmers in Michigan

October 3rd, 2015 at 20:58 clock Last updated BST

Two farmers in Michigan have made a surprising discovery, as the remains of a mammoth unearthed while digging in a field of soybeans.

Experts say it is one of the most complete sets always found in the state.

University of Michigan researchers say there is no evidence of mammoths lived from 11.700 to 15.000 years ago.

Video courtesy of Reuters.

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