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List of threatened species gets longer a year before prevention target
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List of threatened species gets longer a year before prevention target

International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List shows that every fifth species is threatened with extinction
July 19, 2019
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Ursula Von der Leyen: why controversial choice for EU top job may actually have been the right one
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Ursula Von der Leyen: why controversial choice for EU top job may actually have been the right one
UK faunascape changes with climate change
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UK faunascape changes with climate change
Adani has set a dangerous precedent in requesting scientists’ names
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Adani has set a dangerous precedent in requesting scientists’ names
Scientists identify protein that aids in cancer relapse
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Scientists identify protein that aids in cancer relapse

Cancer stem cells that lack expression of NKG2D-L on their surface survive chemotherapy as well as escape the body's immune defence 
July 18, 2019
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency

The declaration was made after case was registered in Goma city, which shares a border with Rwanda
July 18, 2019
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Here is a chance to name an exoplanet and its star
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Here is a chance to name an exoplanet and its star

The International Astronomical Union is seeking suggestions from people all over the world to name a select set of exoplanets and their host stars
July 17, 2019
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French photographer finds ‘alarming’ lake high in Alps
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French photographer finds ‘alarming’ lake high in Alps

Bryan Mestre discovered the meltwater lake at an altitude of 3,400 metres at the base of the Dent du Géant and the Aiguilles Marbrées in the Mount Blanc mountain range
July 17, 2019
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Researchers discover new tree species in Tanzania mountains
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Researchers discover new tree species in Tanzania mountains

Mischogyne iddi trees have larger leaves and range between 13 and 45 centimetre in diametre 
July 17, 2019
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Forest elephants are our allies in the fight against climate change, finds research
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Forest elephants are our allies in the fight against climate change, finds research

African forest elephants – smaller and more vulnerable relatives of the better known African bush elephant – are fast going extinct. If we allow their ongoing extermination to continue, we will be also worsening climate change
July 17, 2019
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Sahiwal cattle, the pride of the Subcontinent, is going places in rural Kenya
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Sahiwal cattle, the pride of the Subcontinent, is going places in rural Kenya

With its high milk and meat yield, its resistance to drought and diseases, the breed has brought great changes in Kenya’s villages
July 15, 2019
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Hawaii to begin construction of mega-telescope on July 15
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Hawaii to begin construction of mega-telescope on July 15

Thirty Meter Telescope got delayed over planned site of construction atop Mauna Kea, a sacred mountain to native Hawaiians — already home to 13 astronomical observatories
July 15, 2019
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Why central banks need to take human rights more seriously
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Why central banks need to take human rights more seriously

36 central banks and banking supervisors, participate in the central bank and supervisors network for greening the financial system
July 15, 2019
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Rising population can increase emergence of infectious diseases: Study
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Rising population can increase emergence of infectious diseases: Study

Projected growth in global population will push for more food production, which will make the agriculture sector use more chemicals and resort to genetic modification of crops
July 12, 2019
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Japan’s space probe first to capture material beneath asteroid surface
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Japan’s space probe first to capture material beneath asteroid surface

Hayabusa2 made its first touchdown on Ryugu — a kilometre-wide asteriod, with a relatively dark surface and almost zero gravity — in February 2019
July 12, 2019
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Oldest human skull outside Africa identified as 210,000 years old
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Oldest human skull outside Africa identified as 210,000 years old

It could provide new evidence that our species left Africa much earlier than previously thought
July 12, 2019
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Every third child in the world is poor: UN
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Every third child in the world is poor: UN

Children are more prone to poverty than adults across the world
July 12, 2019
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US biologist found dead during Crete conference, police suspect homicide
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US biologist found dead during Crete conference, police suspect homicide

Suzanne Eaton was working as a developmental biologist at Germany’s Max Planck institutes
July 11, 2019
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Structural, governance reforms key to achieve 2030 Agenda: Report
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Structural, governance reforms key to achieve 2030 Agenda: Report

Three years after adoption of SDGs, most countries have failed to implement them into real policies
July 10, 2019
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How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles
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How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles

Community mistrust towards the outbreak response team; high levels of insecurity due to battles between army and armed groups
July 10, 2019
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Digital solutions could be key to end hunger in Africa: Report
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Digital solutions could be key to end hunger in Africa: Report

Digitalisation for agriculture can increase agricultural output, raise employment opportunities
July 08, 2019
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Addis Ababa’s street hustlers helped build the city – now they’re being pushed out
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Addis Ababa’s street hustlers helped build the city – now they’re being pushed out

Both the intellectualism of the elites and the street smarts of hustlers and sex workers transformed the neighbourhood of Arada into a social and cultural hotspot
July 08, 2019
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This chemical controls whether you would be fat or fatter
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This chemical controls whether you would be fat or fatter

Genes interact with obesogens in the environment to make a person fatter 
July 05, 2019
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Scientists find evidence cosmic rays influence Earth’s climate
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Scientists find evidence cosmic rays influence Earth’s climate

The galactic cosmic rays also play a role in the global warming 
July 04, 2019
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Catch water where it falls: Urban rainwater harvesting
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Catch water where it falls: Urban rainwater harvesting

Every raindrop matters at this time when large parts of the world are staring at water scarcity. Here are the answers to some FAQs on urban water harvesting
July 03, 2019
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