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Scientists to develop universal anti-venom for snakebites

Scientists to develop universal anti-venom for snakebites

Around 32,000 people die from snakebites in the sub-Saharan Africa every year. Anti-venom could prevent thousands of snakebite deaths Scientists...

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Secrets of the 'Tea Chimps' revealed

Secrets of the ‘Tea Chimps’ revealed

Chimpanzee holding a box of P.G. Tips tea. Documentary provides rare insight into former PG Tips chimps A one-off documentary...

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Researchers discover why crocodiles gallop

Researchers discover why crocodiles gallop

Crocodiles and alligators are anatomically similar. Crocodiles have longer fibres in the limb muscles A study into why alligators do...

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The cost of global bird conservation

The cost of global bird conservation

The Blue-Crowned laughingthrush is third on the list of the top 20 birds on which conservation efforts should be targeted....

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New frog species gives birth to tadpoles

New frog species gives birth to tadpoles

The new frog species is the only one that gives birth to tadpoles as opposed to froglets or laying fertilised...

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Bats a possible source of the Ebola epidemic

Bats a possible source of the Ebola epidemic

Children and adults hunt bats in Meliandou, but children are more likely to hunt small, insectivorous bats. Education needed to...

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