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Bloodhound supersonic car project up for sale
Owner Ian Warhurst says it's time for someone else to complete the quest for a land speed record.
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Bloodhound supersonic car project up for sale
Owner Ian Warhurst says it's time for someone else to complete the quest for a land speed record.
World record number of satellites launched
Entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX company delivers 143 satellites to orbit on a single rocket flight.
Bank criticised for funding carbon-intensive firms
MPs criticise the Bank of England for providing financial help without attaching environmental strings.
Baby tyrannosaurs were 'the size of a Border Collie'
Scans of fossilised dinosaur remains reveal they were about 3ft long when they took their first steps.
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Historical documents are uncovered that provide clues to a puzzle that haunted Charles Darwin.
Shetland space launch plans submitted
The proposals which have gone to the council and could support hundreds of jobs include three launch pads for rockets.
Six questions about the Cumbria coal controversy
Green groups are calling on the PM to cancel the project - but how was the decision reached?
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Bloodhound supersonic car project up for sale
Owner Ian Warhurst says it's time for someone else to complete the quest for a land speed record.
World record number of satellites launched
Entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX company delivers 143 satellites to orbit on a single rocket flight.
Bank criticised for funding carbon-intensive firms
MPs criticise the Bank of England for providing financial help without attaching environmental strings.
Baby tyrannosaurs were 'the size of a Border Collie'
Scans of fossilised dinosaur remains reveal they were about 3ft long when they took their first steps.
New light shed on Darwin's 'abominable mystery'
Historical documents are uncovered that provide clues to a puzzle that haunted Charles Darwin.
Shetland space launch plans submitted
The proposals which have gone to the council and could support hundreds of jobs include three launch pads for rockets.
Six questions about the Cumbria coal controversy
Green groups are calling on the PM to cancel the project - but how was the decision reached?
World record number of satellites launched
Entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX company delivers 143 satellites to orbit on a single rocket flight.
Bank criticised for funding carbon-intensive firms
MPs criticise the Bank of England for providing financial help without attaching environmental strings.
Baby tyrannosaurs were 'the size of a Border Collie'
Scans of fossilised dinosaur remains reveal they were about 3ft long when they took their first steps.
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