Reports and Studies
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A woolly solution to NI’s peatland problems?
A unique pilot project in the Antrim hills could give sheep farmers a new market for their wool and help…
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Ibogaine is a banned hallucinogenic drug. Scientists believe it can help veterans overcome PTSD
Trials on veterans suggest the potent hallucinogen could provide a new treatment for PTSD, but scientists still don’t know how…
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Giant new dinosaur identified from fossils in Thailand
A new type of giant long-necked dinosaur has been identified by scientists from remains dug up in Thailand. The nagatitan,…
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Baby sloth born in Scotland for the first time
Scotland’s first baby sloth has been born at Edinburgh Zoo. The male Linne’s two-toed sloth arrived on Monday to first-time…
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‘Fatbergs’ are taking over city sewers – scientists are fighting back
Reeking coagulations of grease and debris are clotting sewers around the world on a colossal scale. Cities are deploying new…
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‘It’s the rainforest of the sea’: These 1960s photos reveal Jamaica’s lost underwater paradise
A trove of snapshots from a 1960s diving expedition reveals stunning glimpses of Jamaica’s vibrant ecosystems of the past. This…
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How tiny ‘backpacks’ and sniffer dogs could save hedgehogs from extinction
Hedgehog “backpacks” and a specially trained detection dog could be the key to protecting the tiny mammal as its population…
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Football on ruins: Gaza’s orphans find refuge on the pitch
Sixteen-year-old Mohammed Eyad Azzam says he was a “pampered” child before an Israeli air attack in Gaza killed his immediate…
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The race against time to find eagles escaped from Dollywood
They chased him all day Sunday throughout the mountains of Tennessee, a team of cops and executives and avian specialists…
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William, Catherine and children name baby kangaroo at Australia Zoo
The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children have named an eastern grey kangaroo Cwtch, which is Welsh for…
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