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UK greenhouse gas emissions for 2014 at record low, shows government report
UK greenhouse gas emissions were 7.7% lower in 2014 at 514.4 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent from 2013.
Afia the baby gorilla makes debut outing at Bristol Zoo
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Only four of 520 northern reefs between Cairns and Torres Strait unaffected by bleaching.
Popocatepetl: Watch the dramatic moment an active volcano erupts near Mexico City
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Canadian descendants of American buffalo herd to be sent to US Indian reservation to revive population
They're part of our spiritual being and must return says Blackfeet leader.
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Video: Tian Tian, the giant panda, takes a bubble bath at Smithsonian's National Zoo
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Head-butting honey bees warn each other about impending danger
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Serial killer prairie dogs murder baby ground squirrels over food
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First dates: Photos of two endangered pygmy hippos meeting nose-to-nose at Sydney Taronga Zoo
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Proof of human evolution you can see on your own body
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Kenya's Masai Mara: Humans and lions in Serengeti can coexist through community conservation
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Hopeful monster: Hybrid female fish 'develops testis' to give birth to offspring
Isolated female hybrid cichlid self-fertilises in rare case of vertebrate reproducing without a partner.
Anti-aphrodisiac stops sexual advances on mothering beetles
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Manta rays pass the mirror test, suggesting they are self aware
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Sweden: 100-year-old tourist photos reveal fall and rise of guillemots
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Mice can smell fear: Scent of predator's urine sends them running
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Indonesia: Discovery of 15 Sumatran rhinos raises hope for critically endangered species
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Eagle cam captures second bald eagle hatching on first day of spring in Washington DC
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Newly discovered Alaskan butterfly is hybrid of two ancient species
Tanana Arctic is believed to be a rare hybrid of two older species of butterfly.
Spring Equinox 2016: Everything you need to about earliest spring arrival for 120 years
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Top garden pest of 2015 named as Box Tree Caterpillar by Royal Horticultural Society
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Infanticide: Baby monkeys develop faster when threatened by death
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Australia: Bottlenose dolphins seen playing with their food to teach young to hunt
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Looking dull and unattractive helps female animals avoid sexual harassment
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Prince William unveils transport crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking
Prince William has teamed up with the global transportation industry.
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