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The UK's only electric car club has opened a new operation at the University of Hertfordshire, offering low cost zero-emissions driving to students, staff, and the local community. ...more |
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Whilst the mantis shrimp eyes have 12 different photoreceptors, the crustaceans cannot easily distinguishing colors, according to a new study. ...more |
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Researchers have discovered that interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) could deliver water and organics to the Earth and other terrestrial planets. ...more |
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A pair of satellite images released last week by NASA reveal the shocking impact of California's drought, which is now entering its third year. ...more |
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![AFED and Italian Trust Fund to engage business leaders in Green Growth AFED and Italian Trust Fund to engage business leaders in Green Growth](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_70ae2225-b9ed-4e71-8b41-78e5237ba2f7_.jpg) |
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Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) and the Italian Trust Fund signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop green economic solutions in the Arab region. ...more |
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Scientists in Brazil have discovered the first new river dolphin species since the end of World War One. ...more |
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![Hong Kong to burn one of Asia's major stockpiles of ivory Hong Kong to burn one of Asia's major stockpiles of ivory](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3330d01c-0653-435c-9d76-5825e845ad3e_.jpg) |
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Hong Kong plans to destroy 95 percent of one of Asia's major hoards of confiscated ivory, fulfilling a long-standing demand by conservation groups that battle trafficking in the contraband material. ...more |
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The expansion of some biofuel crops may unwittingly increase the risk of mosquito-borne disease by altering the insects' life cycle, a study suggests. ...more |
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One quarter of all sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, according to a new study published in the open-access journal eLife. ...more |
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MBC group announced the names of the winners of its first annual “Doing Good” campaign competition during a ceremony held in Dubai. ...more |
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