Environment

Environment

10 deadliest lakes in the world, from a highly-lethal exploding one to a lake that turns animals to stone

You wouldn't want to take a dip in any of these deadly lakes...
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"Feels like magic": the mind-bending videos helping scientists understand why corals bleach

The development of a new microscope is allowing experts to see what’s going on inside corals like never before – and it might help them understand bleaching.
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Here's how deer meat could save Scotland's elusive capercaillie

In a new study, researchers say that 'diversionary feeding' reduces the chances of these iconic birds' eggs being eaten by predators.
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A new ocean could be forming deep below the Earth's surface, say scientists, and it's one that could rip Africa apart...

As a plume of molten magma pulls the continent apart in east Africa, a new ocean may be on the way, scientists say
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Evolution experts say wild tomatoes in Galápagos are going 'back in time'

The curious 're-evolving' plants are growing on the archipelago's younger volcanic islands.
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Something strange is happening to wild animals on the streets of Chicago

Researchers have found that the body parts of some urban animals are rapidly shrinking, whilst those of other animals are growing – and they think they know why.
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New DNA study suggests ash trees are evolving to resist deadly dieback disease

The discovery offers new hope in the fight against the deadly fungus that is threatening the survival of ash trees across Europe.
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Huge pit of slaughtered animals found in Mongolia. Scientists know what happened

The bones of sheep, goats, horses, dogs, gazelles and catfish uncover a forgotten story of survival on the Liao Empire’s remote northern frontier, say archaeologists.
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Rare but deadly rat lungworm disease infecting increasing number of dogs in Australia – here's what we know

The potentially fatal disease, spread by slugs, snails and rat faeces, can be contracted by dogs, humans and other animals.
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There's a gigantic marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. And scientists are using it to predict hurricanes

After a six-day coring operation in Belize's Great Blue Hole, researchers say they have unlocked 5,700 years of storm records – and the potential to forecast future events.
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After 54 years of fire, the 'Door to Hell' is finally closing, say scientists

A gas-filled crater has been burning in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert for over 50 years. As scientists announce that the inferno is beginning to fade, we investigate the site's long, curious and spidery past.
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More than 100 swamp alligators caught in Georgia – something worrying has been found in their blood

The discovery raises concerns for US wildlife, waterways and human health, according to a new study.
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Dark taxa: why scientists are desperate to know more about this secret network of underground life

Huge numbers of subterranean fungi remain unknown to science, posing problems for conservation around the world, say researchers in a new study.
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Community-led conservation offers new hope for the world's most trafficked mammal

A new action plan unites experts and communities to protect pangolins in southern Africa.
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UK government proposes ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas

Government proposals to ban bottom trawling in more vulnerable marine habitats aim to protect important and rare underwater life.
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Lost-long ‘singing’ insect returns to Britain after vanishing three decades ago

Once extinct in Britain, the New Forest cicada has been reintroduced to Hampshire thanks to a groundbreaking conservation project.
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"They were going nuts in the wake of the storm”: hurricane causes epic explosion of life off Mexican coast

There was so much life in the ocean that the water turned green, say scientists who witnessed the rare event. Here's what happened...
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Sixth extinction could be far more catastrophic than first thought

For millions of years, large herbivores like mastodons and giant deer shaped the Earth's ecosystems, which astonishingly stayed stable despite extinctions and upheavals. But this will not be the case this time says Helen Pilcher
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Coastal wolf found dead in lair on Alaskan island – dissection reveals curious thing that caused it

Scientists investigating the coastal wolf's death tested tissue samples for viruses, disease, algal toxins and contaminants. Here's what they found...
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Scientists have filmed anchor damage in the Antarctic for the first time. Here’s what they saw

Researchers filmed the damage caused by ships’ anchors in Antarctica, in a scientific first
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There's a mysterious spinning island in Argentina that's a perfect circle – and scientists know why

Approximately 120 metres wide, the floating island of El Ojo sits in Paraná Delta in the Province of Buenos Aires.
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This country is the most biodiverse on Earth – although scientists don't know exactly why

Ever wondered which country has the most species? Stuart Blackman takes a look
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Smallest otter in the world rediscovered in Nepal after 185-year absence

The rediscovery of the Asian short-clawed otter in Nepal comes at the halfway point of a three-year otter conservation project on the Lower Karnali River.
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"Staggering" butterfly boom in Scotland a sign of hope, say conservationists

Conservation efforts and a warm spring have sparked a population "explosion" for the small blue butterfly across the Scottish Highlands.
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