Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 'not designed to withstand fighting'
16 August 2022
A scientist in Ukraine warns that the reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power station is designed to protect against some threats, but not shelling
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Saiga antelopes have increased 10-fold after mass die-off in 2015
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More than a million large-nose antelopes now roam the Kazakhstan steppe, a big rebound from the 130,000 animals left after a fatal bacterial disease killed half of the population
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Why thinking hard for several hours can leave you mentally exhausted
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Vegetarian women have 33 per cent higher risk of breaking a hip
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