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Science news
New insights will help the world protect future wheat supplies
The world needs wheat crops that are bountiful, disease resistant and able to thrive in soil without fertilisers.
25 November 2020 -
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Curator Miranda Lowe conquers BBC's Woman's Hour Power List 2020
Miranda Lowe makes it onto BBC's Woman's Hour Power List 2020.
19 November 2020 -
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Dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid wiped them out
Many groups of dinosaurs were doing rather well right up until the end.
18 November 2020 -
Science news
Fishermen are cutting off the beaks of endangered albatrosses
Fishermen in the southwest Atlantic are mutilating endangered seabirds.
17 November 2020 -
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One of the world's biggest sanctuaries for wildlife has just been created
The most remote inhabited island in the world has become one of the biggest wildlife sanctuaries on the planet.
13 November 2020 -
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New species of monkey is already critically endangered
The Popa langur lives on an extinct volcano in Myanmar.
11 November 2020 -
Science news
Earth's bacteria are 44% more diverse than previously thought
Researchers created a database of 52,515 microbial draft genomes of samples from all over the world.
9 November 2020 -
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Giant dormice the size of cats used to live on Sicily
Why did they get so big?
4 November 2020 -
Science news
How invasive species are threatening precious island birds and plants
The decline in native birds is threatening the existence of island biodiversity.
2 November 2020