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Beekeepers tending hives in Cuba (Credit: Getty Images)

Air pollutions turns bees' world upside down

Contaminated air is not only bad for us, it can also disrupt bees' highly attuned senses for finding flowers.

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1 day ago
The Komatsu PC8000-11 (Credit: Komatsu)

The vehicles pushing the limits of electric power

How much energy you can pack into a battery is one limit on how big an EV can get – but meet the EVs ditching batteries altogether to attain mammoth proportions.

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4 days ago
Water buffalo wading through wetlands (Credit: Getty Images)

The 'living tractors' reviving Europe's wastelands

When water buffalo make a home for themselves in abandoned spaces, they can bring with them a rich array of frogs, bats and plant life.

4 days ago
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5 days ago
A volunteer wheels a cart packed with water and sanitary items to hand out to people living on the streets in Los Angeles (Credit: Lucy Sherriff)

Ice-pops and IVs: How the homeless cope with heat

IV drips, cooling centres and gallons of free water are just some of the tactics used to help the homeless survive deadly heat.

5 days ago
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6 days ago
Watch an indoor hurricane

Inside the world's largest hurricane simulator

At the University of Miami, a large indoor air-sea interaction test facility measures the impact of storms.

6 days ago
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24 Aug 2024
Matilda Welin wearing a helmet on her bike on a road with a red building in the background (Credit: Matilda Welin)

Why I cycled 1,500km to avoid a flight

Looking for alternatives to flying, Matilda Welin decided to embark on a long-distance cycle from London to Sweden. Here's what she learned.

24 Aug 2024
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23 Aug 2024
The Andean bear in Peru (Credit: Getty Images)

Learning to live with a hungry 'Paddington Bear'

Drought and conflict with farmers are threatening Bolivia's Andean bear – the real-life Paddington Bear. Now a beekeeping project is helping protect this endangered species.

23 Aug 2024
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22 Aug 2024
A red flag on a beach, photographed duirng stormy weather in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Ernesto (Credit: Getty Images)

The flawed way we rank hurricanes

Scientists are racing to update the imperfect system we rely on to warn just how deadly a storm will be.

22 Aug 2024
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21 Aug 2024
A satellite image of Hurricane Ernesto (Credit: Getty Images)

The deceptive power of a category 1 hurricane

Don't be lured into a false sense of security by a category one hurricane – storm surge and flooding mean they can be as dangerous as a category five.

21 Aug 2024
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