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MPs call for major reform of flood risk management bbc.in/2fbXVyw #science
Project aims to end 'ambiguity' of plant-based medicine bbc.in/2f8eNsa #science
Project aims to end 'ambiguity' of plant-based medicine

Project aims to end 'ambiguity' of plant-based medicine

A team of scientists at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew embarks on the mammoth task of creating a single database of the world's medicinal plant species.

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Sword-slashing sailfish hint at origins of cooperative hunting bit.ly/2eSntCi #science
Sword-slashing sailfish hint at origins of cooperative hunting | New Scientist

Sword-slashing sailfish hint at origins of cooperative hunting | New Scientist

A simple form of group hunting which sees sailfish seemingly cooperate to injure prey that others then finish off and eat is more rewarding than going it alone

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Biggest telescope may swap continents bbc.in/2feRM39 #science
Risks remain after Italian quakes bbc.in/2ekk9Py #science
Plants ‘see’ underground by channelling light to their roots bit.ly/2falVCq #science
Plants ‘see’ underground by channelling light to their roots | New Scientist

Plants ‘see’ underground by channelling light to their roots | New Scientist

Roots of many plants have light receptors, and now we may have discovered why. They seem to channel light underground using stems as fibre-optic cables

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Glasses make facial recog software think you’re Milla Jovovich bit.ly/2eQVaEw #science
Thousands of baby turtles released into Peruvian Amazon bbc.in/2ewbIP5 #science
How the BBC is preparing to broadcast Arctic Live bbc.in/2e8ZFGa #science
Knowing doctors’ death rates can’t help you avoid a bad surgeon bit.ly/2eO6KQA #science

Knowing doctors' death rates can't help you avoid a bad surgeon | New Scientist

You might think publishing surgeons’ death rates helps you pick the best one, but the data isn’t statistically powerful enough to reveal which doctors are bad

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Wetland archaeological sites at risk bbc.in/2faJycf #science
Wetland archaeological sites at risk

Wetland archaeological sites at risk

Archaeological remains at wetland sites across the world could be at risk of being degraded and lost to environmental change, say scientists.

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'Bionic' plants can detect explosives bbc.in/2eN7zcf #science
Ladybird invasion bbc.in/2e5Y4kE #science
Carbon nanotubes turn spinach plants into a living bomb detector bit.ly/2fx1XnJ #science
Carbon nanotubes turn spinach plants into a living bomb detector | New Scientist

Carbon nanotubes turn spinach plants into a living bomb detector | New Scientist

Spinach plants with added nanotubes can detect explosive molecules in the soil around them and raise the alarm

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Vampires are more real than you think bbc.in/2e4UTJZ #science
Extreme weather is behind record lows in butterfly populations bit.ly/2eqSR7L #science
Extreme weather is behind record lows in butterfly populations | New Scientist

Extreme weather is behind record lows in butterfly populations | New Scientist

Heat waves, cold snaps, and heavy rain may be behind a collapse in many butterfly populations in the UK

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Space telescope duo will showcase the solar system in 3D bit.ly/2e4tNCU #science
Space telescope duo will showcase the solar system in 3D | New Scientist

Space telescope duo will showcase the solar system in 3D | New Scientist

From 2019 to 2021, the Hubble and James Webb telescopes will share the sky, enabling us to see the best 3D images and movies of our celestial neighbourhood ever

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Growth of city trees can cut air pollution, says report bbc.in/2edVzQq #science
How lack of oxygen makes bacteria cause acne and how to stop it bit.ly/2f06pHp #science
Climate campaigners should have the right to sue governments bit.ly/2eZdIz9 #science
Climate campaigners should have the right to sue governments | New Scientist

Climate campaigners should have the right to sue governments | New Scientist

The Australian government wants to stop environmental groups using the courts to halt carbon-belching projects, but we all deserve to be heard, says Alice Klein

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