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Why do birds sing? Because they’re all on drugs
The dawn chorus is created by birds chasing their next hit of opioid, according to a US biologist. Which explains why it’s so much...
Rare Andean bears flock to cloud forest to feast on wild avocados
Deep in the Maquipucuna cloud forest, two hours drive from Ecuador's capital, Quito, rare Andean bears come together for a few weeks each year...
Arctic lightning strikes more likely as temperatures rise
Being struck by lightning is not something people tend to worry about in the Arctic. Encountering a polar bear or being caught in a...
Boris Johnson failing on UK plan to reach net zero, say MPs
Boris Johnson has failed to set out a plan for the UK to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions despite the government's green rhetoric,...
West Lothian’s sleeping giants: wastelands that shivered into life
Fifteen miles south-west of Edinburgh, a knuckled red fist rises from a soft green landscape: five peaks of rose-gold gravel stand bound together by...
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‘All the bones are there’: could a new electric vehicle be built in Australia?
With the right incentives, many believe Australia can still ride the electric revolution, reviving its car industry and slashing emissions at the same timeWalking...
Weatherwatch: the character and causes of cumulonimbus clouds
Clouds are essentially a collection of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals in the atmosphere. They are formed when rising air cools to...
Country diary: a bonfire of colour burns brightly
Buxton, Derbyshire: Beeches, limes and sycamores are producing an astonishing array of shades. This is nature’s fireworks displayIf there has been a more spectacular...