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Scum floating on the River Ribble near Clitheroe in Lancashire, UK

Environment

UK river pollution monitoring is 50 years out of date, say researchers

Levels of pollutants in the UK's rivers are tested by random sampling, a method that experts say is decades out of date and not thorough enough to tackle the issues facing the waterways

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Environment

How you can help save Britain's rivers by becoming a citizen scientist

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Mind

Brain activity 'barcodes' may be linked to specific memories in birds

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Life

Male flies are better at mating after fighting off a robotic rival

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Earth

Humans have pumped so much groundwater, we’ve shifted Earth’s axis

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Wispy cirrus clouds in a clear blue sky

Environment

Wildfire smoke in North America could be creating clouds over Europe

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Technology

AIs will become useless if they keep learning from other AIs

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Environment

Why 2023 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record

Analysis

Environment

Pay-monthly option for heat pumps could help Europe cut emissions

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Life

Weird stink bug with forked horns and tusks discovered in Australia

A multicoloured stink bug found in Western Australia has forked horns for camouflage, mysterious patches of matted hair and the males have peculiar tusks that may be used to win over females

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Humans

Artistic artefacts are rewriting the timeline of ancient South America

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Life

Strange, spiny beetle discovered in Japan

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Life

Reef sharks are being wiped out by overfishing so rays are taking over

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Life

Ancient plant's leaves didn't follow golden rule as modern ones do

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