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Science & Environment: Biophilia
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Monday, August 1, 2011. 28 July 2011 Last updated at 08:18 GMT By Liam Allen Arts reporter, BBC News. Biophilia will be Bjork's seventh studio album Biophilia, Bjork's fusion of nature and machines, marks the singer's latest foray into electronic music. The ambitious project, from Iceland's most famous export, includes a forthcoming album with 10 songs - inspired by the natural world - with corresponding iPad and iPhone applications. Continue reading the main story. So I would be up until early morning&#...
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Science & Environment: Dolphin hunts with electric sense
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Monday, August 1, 2011. Dolphin hunts with electric sense. 26 July 2011 Last updated at 23:23 GMT. By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News. The depressions, or crypts, are the site for this newly-discovered sensory ability A South American dolphin is the first "true mammal" to sense prey by their electric fields, scientists suggest. The researchers first showed that structures on the animal's head were probably sensory organs, then found it could detect electric fields in water. And echoloca...
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Science & Environment: 'Tonne of ivory' smuggled to US
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Monday, August 1, 2011. Tonne of ivory smuggled to US. 26 July 2011 Last updated at 21:39 GMT. An art dealer has been arrested and accused of smuggling a tonne of African ivory into the US for sale at his Philadelphia store. Victor Gordon, 68, paid a conspirator to fly to Africa, purchase raw ivory and have it carved to his specifications, prosecutors said. The conspirator dyed the carvings in order to make them appear old before smuggling them into the US, they said. We all have a responsibility to prot...
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Science & Environment: Pollinators 'lured away by farms'
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Monday, August 1, 2011. Pollinators lured away by farms. 31 July 2011 Last updated at 00:30 GMT By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News. The researchers say their findings could be applied to habitats around the globe A study has challenged the idea that areas such as farmland provide pollinating insects with a "corridor" between fragmented habitats. Researchers suggested that the pollinators in their survey were "fickle foragers" and would concentrate on areas rich in pollen and nectar. However, D...
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Science & Environment: Stem cell trial for MS treatment
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Stem cell trial for MS treatment. 29 July 2011 Last updated at 05:00 GMT. By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News. Bone marrow stem cells may be able to protect and repair A major clinical trial will investigate whether stem cells can be safely used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS). It is hoped eventually to slow, stop or even reverse the damage MS causes to the brain and spinal cord. The trial, involving up to 150 patients across Europe, is due to start later this year.
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Science & Environment: DNA test links ageing and poverty
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Monday, August 1, 2011. DNA test links ageing and poverty. 26 July 2011 Last updated at 23:16 GMT. The ageing process can be measured by studying chromosomes Scientists in Glasgow have developed a new test of the ageing process based on DNA evidence. They have said it could provide faster feedback on public health measures. Until now, evidence of health improvement has involved waiting a generation or more to measure how many people become ill. Continue reading the main story. End Quote Dr Paul Shiels Gl...
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Science & Environment: Feathers fly in first bird debate
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Monday, August 1, 2011. Feathers fly in first bird debate. 27 July 2011 Last updated at 20:58 GMT By Matt McGrath Science reporter, BBC World Service. An artist's impression of the new creature from China. How will it change our view of the origin of birds? A chicken-sized dinosaur fossil found in China may have overturned a long-held theory about the origin of birds. For 150 years, a species called Archaeopteryx. The discovery of Xiaotingia,. As it is known, is reported in Nature magazine. Now, renowned...
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Science & Environment: UK launches woodland carbon code
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Monday, August 1, 2011. UK launches woodland carbon code. 28 July 2011 Last updated at 14:02 GMT By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News. Forests cover almost one half of Europe's land area, but only cover about 12% of the UK The UK Forestry Commission has published guidelines for schemes that plant trees in order to absorb carbon. The Woodland Carbon Code is designed to address some of the criticisms levelled at carbon offsetting projects. The announcement coincided with the publication of governm...
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Science & Environment: Case against protection
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Monday, August 1, 2011. 29 July 2011 Last updated at 12:54 GMT. This will be the last post for a few weeks as holidays beckon. So why not leave you with perhaps the biggest question in the environmental book - where is the natural world heading, if nothing much changes? Simply protecting land and sea won't be enough to stem the loss of nature, according to a study just out in the Marine Ecology Progress series. Even as protected areas expand, indices of biodiversity such as the Living Planet index decline.
