Katie Burton
Discovery of new disease adds to threats facing UK hares
Apr 10, 2019
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Wildlife
A surge in reports of dead hares has resulted in the discovery of a hidden disease in UK populations
Malaysia looks to capitalise on China’s taste for durian
Apr 03, 2019
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Development
As China’s demand for the notoriously smelly durian fruit soars and Malaysia looks set to capitalise, environmentalists question the cost
The case against octopus farming
Mar 29, 2019
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Oceans
Four scientists have banded together to make the case against the farming of octopuses, arguing that these intelligent cephalopods are wholly unsuited to life in captivity
How to predict gentrification
Apr 01, 2019
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Cities
A socioecological model is predicting the areas of major US cities that are most likely to be affected by gentrification
Why the Brumadinho dam collapse wasn’t surprising
Mar 20, 2019
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Development
The recent dam collapse in Brazil could just be the beginning of a series of disasters due to inadequate dam technology and monitoring
Winners: Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2018
Feb 27, 2019
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Geophoto
The winners of the Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2018 competition have been announced across ten categories – take a look at all of the winning images below
Microbiota at Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
Feb 15, 2019
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Exhibitions
Paris is home to Europe’s largest science museum. Its latest exhibition takes an in-depth look (often literally) at the remarkable digestive system of human beings
Open-source seeds: protecting new crops from privitisation
Mar 28, 2019
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Development
Concern about the increasing privatisation of seeds has resulted in the creation of an open-source licence to keep seeds in public hands
Humpback whales based miles apart share songs
Mar 18, 2019
Published in
Wildlife
Two whale populations on either side of the African continent have been found to share passages of song
Why the sea is rising at different rates along the east coast of the US
Jan 24, 2019
Published in
Oceans
Sea levels are rising across the globe, but along the east coast of the US this appears to be occurring at different rates, with regions in the south experiencing higher sea levels than those in the north
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