Reports and Studies
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How 13-year-old Haikal survived Indonesia’s deadly boarding school collapse
Dewi Ajeng was at home in Probolinggo – a city in Indonesia’s East Java – when she received a chilling…
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Snake species thriving after slithering into heath
Wildlife volunteers are celebrating the successful reintroduction of smooth snakes. A project to reintroduce the non-venomous species in Pebblebed Heaths…
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How to ‘fake’ food in Gaza
As all of Gaza suffered under Israel’s siege and food ran out, my family had to figure out ways to…
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Falcon crowned Bird of the Year in New Zealand
The New Zealand falcon has been crowned the winner of the country’s annual Bird of the Year competition, taking 21%…
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Dismissed as a joke, UK’s first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer
In an ordinary field in a quiet part of east England, a unique experiment is taking root. “When I tell…
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Death toll in Russia’s alcohol poisoning rises to 25
The death toll from alcohol poisoning in western Russia this month rose to 25 after lethal methanol levels were confirmed…
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‘It lives underground and is fabulous’: The race to save the world’s rarest orchid
The world’s most mysterious and elusive orchid lives underground in Australia. Scientists are trying to rescue this botanic marvel from…
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Sun, sea and trash: The Caribbean islands struggling with managing waste
Tourism is vital for economies across the Caribbean, but record-breaking numbers of visitors, coupled with insufficient local waste facilities, are…
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The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers
Earlier this year an extraordinary new way of using waste plastic made headlines. A common bacterium was genetically engineered to…
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How Singapore became obsessed by shade
The sweltering island nation has long prioritised adding greenery and shade at every corner. Could other cities do the same?…
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