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Eat to win
BBC Nature news - Wed, 08/05/2013 - 03:05
Can people on specialist diets succeed in sport?
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Cold War hope for bats under attack
BBC Nature news - Wed, 08/05/2013 - 02:56
Cold War bunkers are the latest attempt to save bats from white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed up to 6.7 million bats in the US and Canada.
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The 1953 technology used to climb Everest
BBC Nature news - Wed, 08/05/2013 - 01:06
The tech used to climb world's highest peak in 1953
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Benefits of sun 'may outweigh risks'
BBC Nature news - Wed, 08/05/2013 - 00:24
The health benefits of exposing skin to sunlight may far outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer, according to Edinburgh University scientists.
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VIDEO: Vets give music therapy to pets
BBC Nature news - Tue, 07/05/2013 - 21:55
A chain of vets in Leeds has started playing music to animals in an attempt to get them to relax.
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VIDEO: Ray Harryhausen: The godfather of movie special effects
BBC Nature news - Tue, 07/05/2013 - 21:19
How the late Ray Harryhausen brought mythical creatures to life
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Satellite to monitor Earth's forests
BBC Nature news - Tue, 07/05/2013 - 15:00
A satellite that can "weigh" the Earth's forests has just been given the go ahead by the European Space Agency.
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Innovative new RSPB site to open in Yorkshire
RSPB news - Tue, 07/05/2013 - 12:09
The RSPB is embarking on an exciting new venture with the launch of a new 400-hectare site on the outskirts of Leeds. Specifically designed for both people and wildlife, the new site will open to the public on 25 May 2013.
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US accuses China of cyber-spying
BBC Nature news - Tue, 07/05/2013 - 11:04
China's government and military have targeted US government computers as part of a cyber espionage campaign, a US report on China says.
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US returns stolen Mongolia dinosaur
BBC Nature news - Tue, 07/05/2013 - 10:50
The US returns a 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton which was smuggled from Mongolia and auctioned for more than a million dollars.
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Helicopter to target caterpillars
BBC Nature news - Tue, 07/05/2013 - 10:26
A helicopter is to be used to spray woodland in West Berkshire to combat toxic caterpillars that can cause health problems.
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VIDEO: Should wild boar be culled in UK?
BBC Nature news - Tue, 07/05/2013 - 09:49
The Forestry Commission is due to carry out what is expected to be its biggest cull of wild boar in the Forest of Dean later this year.
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Vegetation mission launches on Vega
BBC Nature news - Tue, 07/05/2013 - 09:06
The European Space Agency's new small satellite launcher, Vega, puts the Proba-V vegetation satellite in orbit.
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VIDEO: Breeding scheme for Asian crocodiles
BBC Nature news - Mon, 06/05/2013 - 22:28
Anbarasan Ethirajan visited Nepal's Chitwan National Park, which has one of the few Gharial crocodile breeding centres in the world.
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Mercury link to Arctic fox decline
BBC Nature news - Mon, 06/05/2013 - 22:00
A dramatic decline in the number of Arctic foxes on one island is being linked to levels of mercury in their food.
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Flood effects threaten Nepal tourism
BBC Nature news - Mon, 06/05/2013 - 10:54
Floods that swept through western Nepal one year ago changed the course of a river and may yet change the course of tourism in the region.
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VIDEO: When is a mountain just a hill?
BBC Nature news - Mon, 06/05/2013 - 09:19
A group of amateur surveyors has been climbing and re-measuring some of Britain's highest peaks, to see if they are high enough to be called mountains.
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Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly'
BBC Nature news - Mon, 06/05/2013 - 07:43
Carbon dioxide is rapidly altering the chemistry of the Arctic, and the changes will last many thousands of years, a report says.
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World's first 3D-printer gun fired
BBC Nature news - Mon, 06/05/2013 - 07:38
The world’s first gun made using a 3D printer is successfully tested in the US by a group planning to make the blueprints available online.
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VIDEO: Would you eat bugs instead of meat?
BBC Nature news - Mon, 06/05/2013 - 07:08
Researchers are looking at ways to persuade people to get their protein from bugs instead of meat.
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