Reports and Studies
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Harnessing the superpowers of the most resilient life form on Earth
Bake them, freeze them, fire them from a gun, or blast them into space: tardigrades can survive almost anything. Some…
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Spain counts the cost of ‘nightmare’ wildfire summer
José Antonio Bruña, a honey producer, is standing on a hillside where he keeps his beehives near the small Spanish…
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Chimps drinking a lager a day in ripe fruit, study finds
Wild chimpanzees have been found to consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager’s alcohol a day from eating ripened…
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The Caribbean island defying the existential threat of hurricanes
A year after record-breaking Hurricane Beryl, the Caribbean is still reeling – but on one island, defiant traditions are fuelling…
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How Japanese ‘tiny forests’ are sweeping Scotland
Grown using the Miyawaki method, fast-growing miniature forests in the middle of cities can bring surprisingly big benefits for people…
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Flax: The historic plant making a comeback
Flax once defined Northern Ireland, with a thriving linen industry. But changing consumer habits saw that industry decline massively in…
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How Japanese ‘tiny forests’ are sweeping Scotland
Grown using the Miyawaki method, fast-growing miniature forests in the middle of cities can bring surprisingly big benefits for people…
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Water firm bans tankers from transporting water for billionaire’s lake
Southern Water has warned tanker companies to stop delivering its water to the Wiltshire estate of an American billionaire. Some…
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Who was Charlie Kirk? What we know about the shooting and the suspect
Charlie Kirk, a well-known conservative activist in the United States and staunch ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead…
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Vaccine to curb chlamydia epidemic decimating koalas approved
A vaccine which could save Australia’s endangered koala population from a rampant chlamydia epidemic has been approved for rollout for…
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