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Large hydropower dams ‘not sustainable’ in the developing world
A new study says that big hydro electricity projects in Europe and the US have been…
Dinosaur world ‘more colourful than we thought’
Coloured eggs evolved millions of years ago in the dinosaurs and may have functioned as camouflage.
Revealed: The secret of the poet’s daffodil
The DNA secrets of a flower thought to have inspired a Greek legend have been cracked…
Scottish researchers create ‘crystal maze’ for light
A team at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh create a "crystal maze" to control how light spreads.
Morbid exhibits of UCL’s Pathology Museum
Christa Larwood visits the UCL Pathology Museum usually reserved for the eyes of medical students.
How to save trees from extinction
The world is losing plants at an unprecedented rate with around one in five thought to…
‘Test tube trees’: An insurance policy against extinction?
Why trees grown in test tubes could be the answer to preserving the world's forests for…
India man-eating tigress killed after huge hunt
The animal in western India is said to have killed 13 people and evaded capture for…
Fireworks: How do they work and how are they made?
The surprisingly simple science behind the clever chemistry that helps your night go off with a…