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Plane debris to be sent to France to investigate possible links to MH370

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Satellite technology is creating a revolution in oceanography as researchers have a flood of new data to understand our planet's oceans and better study climate change. In this edition of Space we hea

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Transport ministers from Malaysia, China and Australia have pledged to double the search area for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane if the current

16/04/2015

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Slik operation: new device to remove oil from troubled waters

Marine oil spills can be extremely difficult to deal with, requiring a lot of time and effort by experts to remove the pollutant from the surface of

06/04/2015

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Volvo Ocean Race: Dongfeng falls foul at Cape Horn

The American Turkish vessel AlvinMedica was the first to pass Cape Horn on the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race but the day’s been dominated by the

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A destructive tropical cyclone is hurtling towards the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Cyclone Pam has been upgraded to a category five

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