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Climate change is shrinking sheep

date: 2009-07-02 18:38:03 | Climate, change, shrinking, sheep

Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research in the journal Science.

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Australians demand climate action

date: 2009-06-13 04:20:54 |

How aerosols mask climate change

date: 2009-06-19 13:14:34 |

Brown proposes £60bn climate fund

date: 2009-06-26 16:31:40 |

How aerosols mask climate change

date: 2009-06-19 13:14:34 |

Genetic clue to brain cancer risk

date: 2009-07-05 23:00:54

Genetic warning signs of an increased risk of the commonest kind of brain cancer - a glioma - have been discovered.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Honeybee mobs overpower hornets

date: 2009-07-03 15:48:02

Bees smother hornets in a "bee ball" that kills the giant predators with heat and carbon dioxide.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

No safe haven for rarest antelope

date: 2009-07-03 14:40:19

Hopes are dashed that some of the few remaining hirola antelope have managed to colonise new, safer territory.

source: news.bbc.co.uk


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Reindeer body clock switched off

date: 2010-03-15 11:20:33

Reindeer have "switched off" their internal body clocks to survive dark winters and light summers in the Arctic.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Ivory and tuna top wildlife talks

date: 2010-03-13 04:17:19

UN wildlife negotiations begin on banning the trade in bluefin tuna and permitting sales of ivory at a two-week summit in Doha.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Climate linked to smaller birds

date: 2010-03-12 10:05:45

Songbirds on the US east coast are becoming smaller, a trend thought to be driven by climate changes.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Siberian tigers die at China zoo

date: 2010-03-12 08:03:37

Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Thalidomide effect mystery solved

date: 2010-03-11 19:45:27

The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Half-cock chicken mystery solved

date: 2010-03-11 12:08:39

Researchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

The beauty of wind power

date: 2010-03-11 12:00:00

A collection of images that show the beauty of wind power

source: www.guardian.co.uk

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