Reports and Studies
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Sycamore Gap: New life springs from rescued tree
New life has sprung from the rescued seeds and twigs of the Sycamore Gap tree mysteriously cut down last year,…
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Mass die-offs among farmed salmon on the rise around the world
Hundreds of millions of farmed salmon have perished in mass die-offs over the past decade, say researchers. The scientists say…
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Robot ships: Huge remote controlled vessels are setting sail
It sounds like science fiction. Ocean-going ships with no-one on board. But this vision of the future is coming –…
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World’s earliest fossilised forest discovered in Minehead, Somerset
Scientists have found what they believe to be the world’s earliest known fossilised forest in cliffs on the coast of…
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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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