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Rise in adulterated sexual enhancement supplements could mean users are getting stiffed
Therapeutic Goods Administration testing has revealed some sexual enhancement supplements have been adulterated with prescription medication like Viagra and Cialis. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty ImagesView image in…
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Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores
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Huge wasp nest takes over wildlife trust's office
She found a nest about "a quarter of the size it is now" and said she worked for more than two hours before calling it…
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Death of swan family leaves residents 'devastated'
Sue Schwar, the founder of South Essex Wildlife Hospital, said she was "100% sure" the deaths had been caused by…
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The truth about blushing: why we do it, how we can resist it – and why it’s actually good for us
Should we see that as an affliction, or as a blessing?Joel SnapeTue 4 Aug 2026 05.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 4 Aug…
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What will happen when a SpaceX rocket collides with the Moon?
What will happen when a SpaceX rocket collides with the Moon?Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, The…
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A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon
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Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife
SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. Countries around the…
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Young white-tailed eagles released on Exmoor
The species at one time bred along the Exmoor coastline, which continues to provide ideal foraging, including an…
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Curlew revival continues at nature reserve
"They're kind of teenagers at the moment," he told the BBC. "We're hoping next year they'll just be old enough to…
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What heatwaves mean for summer weddings – and how to plan for one
Instead, she faced 30C heat with her ceremony in a sweltering West Yorkshire church, predominantly made of glass."It…
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Children using social media at younger age appear to do worse in school tests
One of the best predictors of the performance gap was how often children picked up their phones throughout the day and…
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Science funding cuts will harm Britain’s global standing | Letters
There are additional reasons why this decision is so shortsighted. Modern astronomy is no longer simply physics. It…
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Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers
Decreasing water levels have sparked concerns about the economic fallout of having to limit navigation and shipping.On…
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Find funding and save Jodrell Bank, stars say
Find funding and save Jodrell Bank, stars sayImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The observatory has regularly…
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‘They are such neat, busy little folk’: the unexpected superpowers of the common woodlouse
The woodlouse hasn’t needed to make many design refinements over the years because it found such a useful niche from…
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Starwatch: Mercury to reach farthest point from the sun
Trapped in its small orbit, Mercury never strays far from the sun, meaning it is usually lost to the light of dawn or…
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Volunteers clear brook to reduce flood risk
"Well done to everyone who was involved."Hick said Syston residents could also do their bit by cleaning their gullies…
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‘I have an understanding housemate’: the student who makes videos of fungus on faeces
Alfred Drummond-Herdman examines the gill of an inkcap mushroom under a microscope. Photograph: Emily Whitney/The…
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Beaver dams 'helping boost drought resilience'
Send your story ideas to [email protected], external.Related topicsDevonConservationMore on this storyMore than half…
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Injured peregrine reunion 'brought tears to eyes'
A injured peregrine falcon found near Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre was rehabilitated by Brinsley Animal Rescue…
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Hundreds of dead fish in river linked to heatwave
Hundreds of dead fish in river linked to heatwaveImage source, Owen Sennitt/BBCImage caption, Lucy Galvin, the city…
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Olga Soffer, Fashion Maven Who Studied Caveman Couture, Dies at 83
SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. She helped establish that…
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Free diver, 21, wants to 'give back' to the ocean that has helped him
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Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
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Should you take the plunge? How to tell how clean the sea is
From beach ratings, to apps and flags, there are now more ways than ever before to check water quality.What affects UK…
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Scientist's lifelong obsession with mystery of elusive 'pink zebra' seaweed
Professor Christine Maggs has spent four decades searching for a pink‑striped seaweed discovered on UK maerl beds. A…
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Pine marten babies born on Exmoor for first time in 100 years
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U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin
A federal plan would impose drastic water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada in dry years over the next decade. A…
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Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon
The SpaceX rocket expected to smash into the moon is seen lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 15 January…
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England and Wales on course for driest July on record
Some parts of eastern Scotland are in the most extreme category of "significant scarcity", according to the Scottish…
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Week in wildlife: snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching fox
View image in fullscreenThe week in wildlifeWeek in wildlife: snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching…
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‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
A new World Weather Attribution study finds that climate change has made extreme hot, dry, and windy conditions in…
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Where to see the biggest solar eclipse since 1999
Now, bring your fingers together with your thumb holding down your little finger and rest the bottom of the three…
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Hedgehog road deaths 'devastating' populations
Hedgehog road deaths 'devastating' populationsImage source, PAImage caption, Road collisions are the single largest…
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Drones offer alternative to balloons for weather research
Weather balloons, in regular use since the 1930s, sometimes get mistaken for UFOs. Photograph: Miguel Roberts/APView…
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'Upsetting' that camp fire likely led to rare habitat blaze
A fire at Headon Warren on the Isle of Wight, likely ignited by a campfire, burned nine hectares of rare maritime…
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Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic'
Telling the public to save water while this wasteful profit-obsessed corporation leaks 570 million litres of treated…
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A City With a Plan
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Joined by a live audience at the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK, Tom Whipple asks what are the true limitations…
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Military Testosterone Policy Raises Questions About Its Links to Aggression
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Mission to Save Falling NASA Space Telescope Suffers Setback
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Dashcam captures tornado toppling power lines onto car
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Vow to tackle city problem of nitrous oxide misuse
Vow to tackle city problem of nitrous oxide misuseImage source, Harry MachinImage caption, Peterborough Litter Wombles…
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Pesticide-sprayed tomatoes suspected to have killed 15 elephants in Kenya
The other five elephants were already dead by the time they were discovered.Investigations are continuing, but for the…
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Bagpipes - the first defence against alien invaders?
A UK entrepreneur is planning to use space‑based data centres to transmit recordings of a Scottish pipe band to the…
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Mountaineer who took up fossil hunting after avalanche discovers rare 'sea dragon'
Myerscough returned to Yr Wyddfa in 2018 for the Dragon's Back Challenge, hiking past the place where he had almost…
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Bipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon’s Delayed ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanups
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