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Wildlife's winners and losers of 2021 - and how extreme weather set the tone

Mon, 2021-12-27 11:49
Wildlife across the UK is increasingly suffering the impacts of extreme weather events and natural disasters, says the National Trust.
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Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia

Fri, 2021-12-24 10:13
A group of editors is working tirelessly to keep bad climate info off the user-generated encyclopaedia.
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World's oldest family tree created using DNA

Fri, 2021-12-24 03:45
Scientists have created the world's oldest family tree from bones interred at a 5,700-year-old tomb.
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Ancient mass migration transformed Britons' DNA

Thu, 2021-12-23 04:58
Scientists uncover evidence for a large-scale, prehistoric migration into Britain in the Bronze Age.
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Mother seals recognise pup's voice at two days old

Wed, 2021-12-22 10:07
Elephant seal mums can distinguish their own offspring at just two days old, research shows.
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Perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo found in China

Wed, 2021-12-22 09:36
Researchers say the fossil is at least 66 million years old and was about to hatch just like a chicken.
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James Webb: A last look at Hubble's successor before launch

Tue, 2021-12-21 14:31
See the $10bn James Webb Space Telescope hoisted atop its launch rocket in French Guiana.
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Largest-ever millipede fossil found on Northumberland beach

Tue, 2021-12-21 13:47
It is thought to have been more than 8ft (2.5m) long and lived 326 million years ago in Northumberland.
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The world’s first octopus farm - should it go ahead?

Mon, 2021-12-20 10:59
The world’s first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality - but scientists are up in arms.
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British or Irish reached remote islands before Vikings

Fri, 2021-12-17 02:05
People from Britain or Ireland may have reached the remote Faroe Islands before the Vikings.
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Brazil wildfires killed an estimated 17 million animals

Fri, 2021-12-17 02:05
'Body count' study gives first estimate of animals killed in wildfires in Brazil's Pantanal wetland.
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Kentucky tornado killed dad moments after phone call

Thu, 2021-12-16 10:06
Katie Fields lost her father in the Kentucky twisters - just after urging him on a call to flee.
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Bird songs bump stars off Australian music chart

Thu, 2021-12-16 09:12
Debuting in the top 5, the album featuring endangered birds is above Justin Bieber and Abba.
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Heartbreak over 'failed' bid to remove Gough Island's mice

Thu, 2021-12-16 02:28
A mouse has been spotted after attempts to eradicate the invasive rodents from a remote island.
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James Webb: A $10bn machine in search of the end of darkness

Wed, 2021-12-15 10:59
The biggest space telescope ever built is ready to show us the first stars to light up the cosmos.
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Southern right whales: Tracking unexpected Southern Ocean migrations

Wed, 2021-12-15 10:12
New Zealand scientists have used satellite tags to follow whales around the Southern Ocean.
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Arctic heat record is like Mediterranean, says UN

Wed, 2021-12-15 01:05
The highest temperature recorded in the region last year - 38C (100F) - is officially confirmed.
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Rocket scientists and brain surgeons aren't necessarily more clever - study

Tue, 2021-12-14 15:45
Professionals in the field score similarly to the general public in brainpower, a study says.
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US tornadoes: Is climate change to blame?

Tue, 2021-12-14 05:09
Are tornadoes becoming more frequent, dangerous or unpredictable - and is the changing climate to blame?
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Nuclear fusion reactor experiment to produce clean energy

Mon, 2021-12-13 16:15
An experiment is taking place on an industrial estate just outside Didcot in the south of England.
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