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Bid to restore rare Atlantic rainforest secures £6m lottery grant
Hubs offering training in conservation work are to be set up in Torridon, Morvern and mid-Argyll.
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Artist creates world's biggest soil painting
Phil Lambert used four types of soil, including some collected from his mother, to create his work.
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New study shows COVID value-added tax cut significantly boosted private consumption
In summer 2020, the German federal government lowered value-added tax from 19% to 16% for half a year as part of its COVID economic stimulus package. A new study, recently published in the journal Review of Economic Studies, uses survey data, data on retail purchases and an econo
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Scientists discover why some mosquitoes love you and others don't
A surprising new study reveals that mosquitoes have very different tastes in humans, with each species attracted to its own combination of skin odors, chemicals, and bacteria. The discovery challenges the idea of a universal mosquito magnet and could lead to more effective repell
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Coyotes are likely a permanent fixture on the Outer Banks of North Carolina
A new study reveals that coyote populations on the Outer Banks persist despite ongoing removal programs, posing a continued threat to shore-nesting birds and protected sea turtles. The study is the first in-depth assessment of coyote populations on barrier islands and has ramific
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Simplified framework could make products' environmental impacts easier to assess
Life cycle assessment is used to quantify the environmental impact of products and services and forms an important basis for political decisions. However, the necessary data is always difficult to capture completely. A study by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI now shows that four
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Mental health app may help unemployed people find jobs, six-week trial suggests
Losing a job can be a life-shattering experience. And when depression complicates a job search, unemployment can become a vicious cycle. Now, a Northwestern University–led clinical trial suggests a new intervention may break that cycle: a phone app, named DRIVEN, that combines we
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Scientists discover a giant 66-pound rodent that lived 34 million years ago
Scientists have uncovered fossils of a giant rodent that lived in Thailand 34 million years ago, revealing that enormous rodents evolved much earlier than previously thought. Named Yakamys sirindhornae, the ancient animal may have weighed around 66 pounds, roughly twice as much a
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A new tool makes biodiversity conservation planning more efficient and reproducible
ZonationR is a new tool that simplifies the use of Zonation to identify priority areas for biodiversity conservation. It brings all stages of the conservation planning analysis together in one automated and reproducible workflow and helps users systematically explore and compare
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Genetic ancestry plays a key role in the migration of Cory's shearwaters
To what extent do genes influence the migratory routes of birds? The factors that determine the long-distance migrations of seabirds are not yet fully understood. Now, a study published in the journal Molecular Ecology reveals that, in the case of Cory's shearwater, an individual
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237-million-year-old fossils reveal a bizarre armored sea amphibian
A bizarre, heavily armored amphibian roamed the oceans 237 million years ago, despite the fact that modern amphibians cannot survive entirely in saltwater. Discovered in China, the giant salamander-sized creature may be the first known amphibian to have adapted to a fully marine
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Earliest known compact quasar pair poses a black hole growth puzzle
The oldest pair of compact quasars ever observed has been found only 900 million years after the Big Bang. Scientists say there is no theoretical explanation for how the pair of actively feeding black holes grew so massive at such an early time in the history of the universe. The
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