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#	Date	Post	↓ Outlier	Views	Likes	Reposts	Bookmarks
1	Jul 15, '20	Fertility rate: 'Jaw-dropping' global crash in children being born	64.9×	0	15k	2.9k	728
2	Jan 31, '23	Bird charity locked out of Twitter during Big Garden Birdwatch	63.4×	4.1M	2.6k	196	23
3	Mar 9, '22	Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic	29.5×	0	11k	1.2k	199
4	Nov 5, '19	Climate change: ‘Clear and unequivocal’ emergency, say scientists	25.9×	0	4.8k	3.3k	103
5	Mar 8, '23	Frozen baby badger doing well in Norfolk, says RSPCA	22.1×	1.4M	2.3k	115	26
6	Jul 1, '20	Coronavirus: Immunity may be more widespread than tests suggest	19.1×	0	6.7k	1k	167
7	Mar 30, '22	Climate change: Wind and solar reach milestone as demand surges	15.9×	0	5.2k	774	154
8	Feb 11, '22	Elon Musk: Starship rocket close to going orbital	15.1×	0	6.3k	486	23
9	Aug 12, '24	Mars water: Reservoir found deep in Martian rocks	11.3×	730k	1.3k	444	152
10	Mar 26, '20	Coronavirus: Pangolins found to carry viruses related to Covid-19	7.5×	0	1.4k	775	38
11	Nov 21, '22	Cottingham: Europe's biggest battery storage system switched on	7.4×	0	2.4k	333	68
12	Feb 16, '18	'100,000 orangutans' killed in 16 years	6.8×	0	1.2k	883	1
13	Jan 9, '19	Mysterious radio signals from deep space detected	6.7×	0	1.1k	640	34
14	Apr 25, '21	Ingenuity: Nasa's Mars helicopter makes it three from three	6.1×	0	2.6k	189	6
15	Nov 26, '18	Today's the day where @Nasa will attempt to put another robotic probe on Mars. Mars InSight lander will try to determine the planet's internal structure #Mars #MarsInsight #MarsLan	6.0×	0	1.4k	669	10
16	Jul 18, '20	Hancock calls for urgent review into death data in England	5.8×	0	2.4k	169	29
17	Apr 28, '22	Climate change: Don't let doom win, project tells worriers	5.6×	0	2.1k	126	38
18	Jun 29, '20	Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China	5.0×	0	466	289	26
19	Apr 18, '20	A discovery at an underground lab in Japan may help explain why the Big Bang produced something rather than nothing	4.7×	0	1.4k	305	81
20	Feb 21, '19	World's biggest bee found alive	4.3×	0	1k	343	19
21	Jan 12, '21	Covid: 2020 saw most excess deaths since World Wart Two	4.2×	0	752	219	29
22	May 1, '20	Nasa names companies to develop Moon landers for human missions	4.1×	0	1.6k	185	12
23	May 6, '20	Coronavirus: Is it time to free the healthy from restrictions?	4.0×	0	1.4k	134	20
24	Sep 19, '18	The satellite that's using a harpoon and a net to clean up space rubbish from Earth's orbit	3.6×	0	807	363	16
25	Nov 9, '20	Covid vaccine: First vaccine offers 90% protection	3.5×	0	1.1k	166	14
26	Mar 14, '18	Professor Stephen Hawking's greatest wish	3.2×	0	786	335	8
27	May 19, '21	Chinese Mars rover returns first pictures	3.2×	0	1.1k	159	12
28	Feb 22, '22	Hedgehog population plummets in UK countryside, research suggests	3.1×	0	1.1k	82	13
29	Feb 7, '19	Rosalind Franklin: Mars rover named after DNA pioneer	3.0×	0	803	292	0
30	Apr 7, '21	'Strong' evidence found for a new force of nature	3.0×	0	767	201	30
31	Apr 10, '19	Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy. #blackhole	2.9×	0	572	288	2
32	May 15, '17	Dinosaur asteroid hit 'worst possible place'	2.9×	0	637	317	0
33	Jan 3, '19	This video shows the first close-up pictures of the far side of the Moon. The un-crewed Chang'e-4 probe landing is being seen as a major milestone in space exploration #Chinamoon #	2.9×	0	625	333	6
34	Apr 17, '23	Elon Musk's SpaceX firm set to fly giant Starship rocket system	2.9×	187k	316	31	5
35	Jul 31, '23	Our bears are real, not humans in disguise, Chinese zoo says	2.9×	187k	474	30	18
36	Oct 12, '21	James Webb super-telescope arrives at launch site	2.8×	0	956	160	9
37	Dec 3, '18	"The people have spoken. Their message is clear". Watch Sir David Attenborough's speech from the UN climate talks in Poland #Attenborough #climatechange	2.8×	0	586	313	11
38	Dec 30, '20	Covid-19: Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine approved for use in UK	2.8×	0	788	191	4
39	Mar 4, '20	Coronavirus: Our easy guide to staying safe	2.6×	0	519	342	18
40	May 6, '19	Nature crisis: 'Shocking' report details threat to species	2.6×	0	486	323	13
41	Apr 22, '21	Nasa's rover makes breathable oxygen on Mars	2.6×	0	815	144	11
42	Jan 25, '21	Moderna vaccine appears to work against variants	2.5×	0	830	151	7
43	Aug 9, '21	Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'	2.3×	0	475	228	6
44	Jul 20, '23	Eating less meat 'like taking 8m cars off road'	2.3×	146k	989	274	26
45	Apr 10, '19	New human species found in Philippines	2.1×	0	458	204	11
46	Dec 15, '15	"A spectacular day in the office" - @astro_timpeake speaks to his family from the ISS. #BritInSpace #TimPeake	2.1×	0	532	240	0
47	Mar 22, '19	Planet Jupiter: Spectacular picture of Jupiter's storms	2.1×	0	628	172	5
48	Apr 3, '19	This technology can remove CO2 from the air- but is this a realistic solution to climate change? #climatechange	2.0×	0	401	193	18
49	Jun 3, '17	Paris climate deal: Macron pledges to 'make planet great again'	2.0×	0	521	152	0
50	Jan 22, '20	Scientists discover 'why stress turns hair white'	2.0×	0	386	187	52
51	Nov 28, '19	Climate Change: ⁦Massive⁩ Attack working with scientists to remove carbon emissions from concerts and touring. Researchers say results will be made available to all musicians and w	2.0×	0	477	191	13
52	Dec 11, '15	On our #scibucketlist: Seeing Earth from space. Astronaut @CommanderMLA explains the 'Overview Effect'. #BritInSpace	2.0×	0	396	274	0
53	Oct 26, '20	Water on the Moon could sustain a lunar base	1.9×	0	542	103	10
54	Mar 23, '20	Coronavirus: Blood donors needed after 15% drop, says NHS	1.9×	0	532	158	8
55	Jul 6, '20	What is bubonic plague?	1.9×	0	558	101	26
56	Dec 17, '19	DNA from Stone Age woman obtained 6,000 years on	1.9×	0	496	179	12
57	Feb 2, '21	Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has 92% efficacy in trial	1.9×	0	534	148	5
58	Oct 6, '19	Milky Way's centre exploded 3.5 million years ago	1.8×	0	443	138	14
59	Dec 14, '15	How does it feel to sit on a rocket about to blast off into space? @AstroSamantha knows.	1.8×	0	413	231	0
60	Feb 23, '21	Extinction: Freshwater fish in 'catastrophic' decline	1.8×	0	379	208	11
61	Jan 3, '19	These are the first close-up pictures of the far side of the Moon. It's the first time mankind has ever landed there and is being seen as a major milestone in space exploration. #c	1.8×	0	356	204	5
62	Aug 18, '21	US lab stands on threshold of key nuclear fusion goal	1.7×	0	493	128	16
63	Feb 13, '22	Shackleton's Endurance: Modern star maps hint at famous wreck's location	1.7×	0	635	55	21
64	Apr 11, '20	Coronavirus: What can the UK learn from Germany on testing?	1.7×	0	403	121	6
65	Feb 26, '24	Japan Moon lander survives lunar night	1.6×	106k	1.1k	274	52
66	Jan 30, '21	Covid: The devastating toll of the pandemic on children	1.6×	0	392	131	18
67	Sep 24, '20	How lockdown birds sang to a different tune	1.6×	0	472	134	12
68	Nov 16, '20	Moderna: Covid vaccine shows nearly 95% protection	1.6×	0	460	90	4
69	May 7, '23	Climate change: Vietnam records highest-ever temperature of 44.1C	1.6×	101k	384	229	9
70	Sep 29, '20	Buried lakes of liquid water discovered on Mars	1.5×	0	433	117	7
71	Nov 30, '20	Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?	1.5×	0	325	79	18
72	Dec 12, '15	It IS Rocket Science. @astro_timpeake on the craft taking him to space. #Britinspace	1.5×	0	328	207	0
73	Mar 1, '16	Compare @astro_timpeake's first space somersault with @StationCDRKelly after a #YearInSpace.	1.5×	0	381	167	0
74	May 5, '21	SpaceX Starship prototype makes clean landing	1.5×	0	595	62	1
75	Jun 24, '20	Black women scientists missing from textbooks, study shows	1.5×	0	309	156	21
76	Jul 28, '20	Iter: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly	1.5×	0	391	120	11
77	May 22, '21	'Science should be at the centre of all policy making'	1.4×	0	423	92	10
78	Nov 28, '22	Prince William and Kate to set out green credentials in US	1.4×	0	554	43	1
79	Apr 11, '19	Katie Bouman: The woman behind the first black hole image	1.4×	0	386	134	6
80	Feb 17, '16	Why brains are beautiful	1.4×	0	324	176	0
81	Apr 19, '21	Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars	1.4×	0	488	83	4
82	Jan 10, '22	Huge fossilised ‘sea dragon’ found in Rutland reservoir	1.4×	0	363	94	17
83	Feb 2, '18	Mayan surprise	1.4×	0	343	136	0
84	Aug 2, '19	Alzheimer's blood test 'one step closer'	1.3×	0	368	125	10
85	Oct 13, '22	Scotland generates record amount of renewable electricity	1.3×	0	474	57	4
86	Aug 22, '18	More protection needed for Chinese pangolins	1.3×	0	408	115	1
87	Jun 15, '20	Mars: Green glow detected on the Red Planet	1.3×	0	327	95	5
88	Oct 31, '18	World's longest DNA sequence decoded	1.3×	0	309	135	9
89	Sep 3, '17	ISS crew return to Earth	1.2×	0	398	89	0
90	Jan 21, '21	Elephants counted from space for conservation	1.2×	0	429	69	6
91	Nov 30, '20	Covid vaccine: Moderna files for approval in US	1.1×	0	393	60	2
92	Apr 8, '22	Axiom-1: First all-private crew launches to space station	1.1×	0	467	35	1
93	Jan 7, '20	Vast 'star nursery' region found in our galaxy	1.1×	0	328	89	8
94	Jun 21, '20	One-fifth of Earth's ocean floor is now mapped	1.1×	0	356	58	10
95	Jul 17, '20	Nuclear blast sends star hurtling across galaxy	1.0×	0	320	64	9
96	Nov 10, '23	First ever images prove 'lost echidna' not extinct	1.0×	64k	319	71	19
97	Feb 18, '21	Nasa's Perseverance rover lands on Mars	0.9×	0	327	57	2
98	Jun 27, '21	China releases videos of its Zhurong Mars rover	0.9×	0	320	52	2
99	Feb 14, '21	UAE Hope mission returns first image of Mars	0.9×	0	311	55	8

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