Reports and Studies
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More climate records fall in world’s warmest February
Last month was the world’s warmest February in modern times, the EU’s climate service says, extending the run of monthly…
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Why fat Labradors can blame their genes
A genetic mutation makes some Labradors and flat-coated retrievers constantly hungry while burning fewer calories, say scientists. This “double whammy”…
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Rare sighting of gray whale off New England coast
A gray whale was spotted off the coast of New England last week, marking a rare sighting for a species…
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Dinosaur-age ‘nightmarish’ sea lizard fossil found
Scientists say they have discovered fossils belonging to a “nightmarish” sea lizard species that hunted the oceans 66 million years…
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Cancer-causing chemical benzene found in some acne treatments, US lab reports
High levels of cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in some acne treatments of brands including Estee Lauder’s Clinique and Target’s…
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Star dune: Scientists solve mystery behind Earth’s largest desert sands
The age of one of Earth’s largest and most complex types of sand dune has been calculated for the first…
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Bee-harming neonicotinoid use “makes a mockery” of ban
Sugar beet farmers have the green light to use a banned pesticide deadly to bees following a forecast that a…
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ISS launch: New US-Russian crew heads to space station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut has blasted off from Florida bound for…
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Scientists reveal secrets of Earth’s magnificent pyramid-shaped desert star dunes
They are among the wonders of our deserts: star dunes, the vaguely pyramid-shaped sand formations up to about 1,000 feet…
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Killer whale vs shark: Solo orca eats great white
A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an “astonishing” attack.…
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