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Chimpanzees among 33 breeds selected for special protection

Sun, 2017-10-29 08:11
The Convention of Migratory Species includes chimpanzees, leopards and vultures on its list.
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Octopuses 'walking out of the sea' on the Welsh coast

Sun, 2017-10-29 02:10
Scores of the sea creatures are witnessed crawling out of the water at a beach in Ceredigion.
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Caimans helped out of a sticky situation in Brazil

Sat, 2017-10-28 20:27
Animals have got stuck in mud after searching for relief from Brazil's prolonged drought.
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Stephen Hawking gives talk on black holes at Oxford University

Sat, 2017-10-28 18:43
World-renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking thrilled fans with a talk on black holes.
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Professor Stephen Hawking's PhD viewed two million times

Sat, 2017-10-28 11:34
Cambridge University say the online repository has "never seen numbers like this before".
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Artificial intelligence smart enough to fool Captcha security check

Fri, 2017-10-27 22:24
Researchers developed an algorithm that imitates how the human brain responds to these visual clues.
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Russia holds nuclear-capable missile tests

Fri, 2017-10-27 21:52
President Putin pressed the launch button for four missiles in the exercise, the Kremlin said.
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Call to conserve 'crucial' rare Wales spider species

Fri, 2017-10-27 18:24
Some of the 500 species of spiders that live in Wales are found almost nowhere else in the world.
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Dinosaur sported 'bandit mask'

Fri, 2017-10-27 04:11
A dinosaur from China had a "bandit mask" pattern in the feather on its faces, fossil analysis has shown.
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Bloodhound car tested ahead of 1,000mph record attempt

Fri, 2017-10-27 02:07
The 'world's fastest car' goes through its first public tests ahead of a land speed record attempt.
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Ancient skull 'oldest tsunami victim'

Thu, 2017-10-26 16:34
The person is likely to have died in Papua New Guinea about 6,000 years ago, scientists say.
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How the river Ganges was taken to London

Thu, 2017-10-26 10:54
Neil MacGregor explains how an extraordinary journey was made possible by the largest silver objects ever produced.
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Bloodhound supersonic car set for first public runs

Thu, 2017-10-26 10:46
The British-led Bloodhound vehicle is scheduled to conduct some slow-speed trials in Newquay, Cornwall.
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Ichthyosaur fossil discovered for first time in India

Thu, 2017-10-26 03:38
The fossil, which is 152 million years old, is the first ichthyosaur found in India.
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Why thousands of Bittell Reservoir fish are moving home

Thu, 2017-10-26 03:07
Hundreds of thousands of fish are being taken out of one of the Midlands' largest reservoirs.
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'Incredible' editing of life's building blocks

Thu, 2017-10-26 03:00
The studies could lead to new treatments for inherited diseases.
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Viking trade in red squirrels may have spread leprosy

Thu, 2017-10-26 00:13
Leprosy found in red squirrels is also found in pre-Norman bones in Suffolk and Scandinavia.
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Wildlife colonises man-made rockpools

Wed, 2017-10-25 19:40
Aberystwyth University scientists work to make manmade sea defences a better home for Nature.
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Waterworld

Wed, 2017-10-25 19:30
An exec producer of Blue Planet II reveals why not all of the series was filmed in the wild.
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BBC wrong to not challenge climate sceptic Lord Lawson

Wed, 2017-10-25 13:00
An interview with Lord Lawson should have been challenged, the corporation's complaints unit says.
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