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BBC News - China dinosaur footprints found in Zhucheng
Archaeologists in China say they have discovered more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints, all facing in the same.. http://bit.ly/cFa3z4
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february 2010 by amy
BBC News - Pluto's dynamic surface revealed by Hubble images
Images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the icy dwarf planet Pluto undergoes dramatic seasonal ch.. http://bit.ly/9h25Qh
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february 2010 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Burrowing US prairie dogs use complex language
A tiny rodent may use the most sophisticated language of any animal, claims a US-based scientist. http://bit.ly/9roZlL
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february 2010 by amy
BBC News - Prions 'may keep nerves healthy'
Experiments on mice may give a hint as to the normal function of the protein most usually linked to vCJD. http://bit.ly/6v5vwO
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - 'Echoes' in bat and dolphin DNA
Scientists find striking similarities in the DNA that enables some bats and dolphins to use echolocation. http://bit.ly/6xugxH
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - Charting unknown Himalayan waters
The water story is more complex than that of the glaciers http://bit.ly/crB5cZ
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january 2010 by amy
BBC - Earth News - 'Supersized' monarch butterflies evolved to fly far
Monarch butterflies become 'supersized' to migrate thousand of kilometres, scientists discover. http://bit.ly/b1S353
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - New dinosaur discovery solves evolutionary bird puzzle
A newly discovered fossil sheds light on the mystery of why a group of dinosaurs resembled modern birds. http://bit.ly/acgceN
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - Synthetic biology cells produce light show
Scientists have produced a very unusual light show by engineering bacterial cells to fluoresce in synchrony. http://bit.ly/8XvhA5
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january 2010 by amy
BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch: The attack of the killer everything
Bees and frogs face attack of the killer everything http://bit.ly/57mKyk
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january 2010 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Bornean orangutan acts as 'peacemaker' in Japan zoo
In a never before seen behaviour, a captive Bornean orangutan acts as a peacemaker, resolving conflicts betw.. http://bit.ly/4NPVMb
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - Malignant malaria found in apes
The parasite which causes malignant malaria in humans has been identified in gorillas for the first time. http://bit.ly/8Cs7VG
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - Feet hold the key to human hand evolution
The evolution of human hands was a "side-effect" of evolutionary changes in our feet, according to research. http://bit.ly/4T9uu5
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january 2010 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Arctic polar bears imperilled by man-made pollution
Polar bears in the Arctic are suffering a range of potentially fatal ill-effects caused by man-made pollutio.. http://bit.ly/7Tt2XY
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - Haiti quake: The worst of places for a big tremor
Why this was the worst of places for a big tremor http://bit.ly/7BsRLW
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - Neanderthal 'make-up' discovered
Scientists claim to have the first evidence that Neanderthals wore "body paint" 50,000 years ago. http://bit.ly/6G43XR
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - Royal Institution former chief suing for discrimination
The former director of the UK's Royal Institution (RI) is to sue for sexual discrimination after losing her .. http://bit.ly/8LbgNG
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - Nasa's Kepler planet-hunter detects five worlds
Nasa's planet-hunting Kepler telescope spots its first five worlds beyond our Solar System, scientists report. http://bit.ly/5DfzT5
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january 2010 by amy
BBC - Earth News - The giant Amazon arapaima fish is 'under threat'
There may be more than one species of giant freshwater fish lurking in the Amazon, and all are now threatene.. http://bit.ly/7QFmYB
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - Tasmanian devil facial cancer origins 'identified'
Researchers identify the genetic source of fatal tumours that are driving Tasmanian devils towards extinction. http://bit.ly/7Iyo88
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - DNA analysed from early European
Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer. http://bit.ly/4rwa1g
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january 2010 by amy
BBC News - Russia 'plans to stop asteroid'
The Russian space agency has said it will hammer out plans to divert an asteroid passing near the Earth in t.. http://bit.ly/7paYET
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december 2009 by amy
BBC News - Europe's Goce satellite probes Earth's gravity
Europe's Goce satellite returns remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across the Earth. http://bit.ly/75Izcy
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december 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Barnacles become toxic to repel hungry predators
One species of barnacle has extraordinarily high levels of bromine in its body, becoming toxic in a bid to r.. http://bit.ly/8eii6I
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december 2009 by amy
BBC News - Copenhagen deal reaction in quotes
Quotes from the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, when key countries have reached what is described as a .. http://bit.ly/6TNnUE
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december 2009 by amy
BBC News - 'Fried Egg' may be impact crater
Portuguese scientists find a fried egg-shaped depression on the Atlantic Ocean floor they think may be an im.. http://bit.ly/8INBzk
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december 2009 by amy
BBC News - Human-like fossil find is breakthrough of the year
The discovery a "central character in the story of human evolution" is named the scientific breakthrough of .. http://bit.ly/7U3kmT
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december 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Rare Cross River gorilla filmed
Rare footage is taken of an elusive and critically endangered type of gorilla. http://bit.ly/6qX2DA
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december 2009 by amy
BBC News - Octopus snatches coconut and runs
Scientists have been surprised to see octopuses carrying coconuts under water http://bit.ly/81YKWU
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december 2009 by amy
BBC News - Mars methane 'not from meteors'
Researchers have shown that the methane on Mars is not being deposited by meteorites, but is produced on or .. http://bit.ly/8IsMzf
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december 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Monster worm and sea star frenzy
Deep under the Antarctic ice, a rare colourful burst of starfish and monster worms is filmed by BBC camera c.. http://bit.ly/7X4Lom
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november 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Grandmother monkeys care for baby
Grandmother macaques care for their abandoned grandchildren, behaviour not recorded before in non-human prim.. http://bit.ly/7WUdhl
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november 2009 by amy
BBC News - East Antarctic ice sheet may be losing mass
The massive and apparently stable East Antarctic ice sheet is losing mass, a new study suggests. http://bit.ly/4PgqGp
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november 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - 'Supercharged' heart pumps blood up a giraffe's neck
Giraffes use a small, powerful, supercharged heart to pump blood up the neck to the head, new research reveals. http://bit.ly/2lSLK0
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november 2009 by amy
BBC News : Tiny chip could diagnose disease
A simple and cheap approach to diagnosing a wide array of medical conditions has been demonstrated by resear.. http://bit.ly/4kRq1L
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november 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Predatory coral eats jellyfish
A coral is recorded eating a jellyfish for the first time, in intriguing photographs taken by scientists. http://bit.ly/1w0AlS
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november 2009 by amy
BBC NEWS | Science
The key to preserving old, treasured books is contained in the compounds that produce their smell, say scien.. http://bit.ly/1WXZsM
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november 2009 by amy
BBC NEWS | Science
The deepest living fish ever spotted in the southern hemisphere are caught on camera. http://bit.ly/2B7Ngd
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november 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - The deep-sea crab that eats trees
Deep under the ocean, a species of crab survives by eating wood that has sunk to the sea floor, scientists d.. http://bit.ly/1mLWTc
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november 2009 by amy
BBC NEWS | Health | Penis tissue replaced in the lab
Tissue created in a laboratory has been used to completely replace the erectile tissue of the penis in animals. http://bit.ly/2fUE9h
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november 2009 by amy
BBC NEWS | Science
Experts agree on a "DNA barcode" system that gives every plant on Earth a unique genetic fingerprint. http://bit.ly/Nqc23
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november 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Manta ray's secret life revealed
The once secret life of a huge, recently discovered species of manta ray is unveiled. http://bit.ly/2Ej3ps
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november 2009 by amy
BBC NEWS | Science
The UK government has admitted that a new legally-binding global treaty on climate change is highly unlikely.. http://bit.ly/439Or8
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november 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - A marvellous hummingbird display
The amazing mating display of the marvellous spatule hummingbird is filmed in super slow motion for the firs.. http://bit.ly/3OQRq9
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november 2009 by amy
BBC NEWS | Science
More than a third of species assessed by a global biodiversity study are threatened with extinction, scienti.. http://bit.ly/ah4de
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november 2009 by amy
BBC NEWS | Science
Frogs learn the smell of their future predators while they are still embryos, according to researchers. http://bit.ly/3Oen33
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october 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Polar bear plus grizzly equals?
A new study reveals what happens when a polar bear is crossed with a grizzly. http://bit.ly/Y7fjk
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october 2009 by amy
BBC NEWS | Science
An inventory of species threatened by climate change http://bit.ly/1CdgeE
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october 2009 by amy
BBC - Earth News - Colossal 'sea monster' unearthed
The fossilised skull of a colossal pliosaur - perhaps one of the biggest ever found - is unearthed on the Do.. http://bit.ly/4bYzON
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october 2009 by amy

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