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Penguin tail feathers reveal secrets of where they swim for food

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Penguin tail feathers reveal secrets of where they swim for food

Conservationists need to track penguin populations, but tagging hundreds of birds is impractical. A technique borrowed from forensics offers a solution

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On the trail of dragons with blood that can save people’s lives

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On the trail of dragons with blood that can save people’s lives

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Jellyfish blooms linked to offshore gas platforms and wind farms

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Jellyfish blooms linked to offshore gas platforms and wind farms

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Yellowstone National Park

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Yellowstone National Park hit by 1400 earthquakes in six weeks

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A fishing boat

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Australia to expand commercial fishing in marine sanctuaries

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Restored alvar grassland

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Restoring Estonian alvar grasslands to save unique species

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Man holding cod

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Now North Sea cod is sustainable, is it really ok to eat?

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Italy’s drying lakes imperil rare shrimp species found only here

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Italy’s drying lakes imperil rare shrimp species found only here

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LA’s endangered pumas to be saved by a $60m bridge over highway

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LA’s endangered pumas to be saved by a $60m bridge over highway

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World’s largest annual wildlife drowning boosts river ecosystem

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World’s largest annual wildlife drowning boosts river ecosystem

Thousands of wildebeest drown as they cross the Mara river in Kenya on their yearly migration – creating a boon for the river’s ecosystem

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My patrol with armed guards to protect Burmese star tortoises

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Billion-dollar dams are making water shortages, not solving them

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Cool retreats are needed to save giant panda from warmer weather

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‘Devil weeds’ threaten wildebeest migrations in Serengeti

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