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A wastewater pipe in a river bank dishcharges a stream of dirty water into a river.

New study finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture

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A large five-lobed flower in a jungle.

Researchers issue urgent call to save the world’s largest flower -Rafflesia - from extinction

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Conservation
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Policy
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tropical forest borneo

Replanting logged forests with diverse seedlings accelerates restoration, says Oxford study

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Climate
Environment
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A male and female lion, with two cubs, in a desert landscape.

Lions on the brink – New analysis reveals the differing threats to African lion populations

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Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
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A flying insect sits on the rim of a large cup shaped plant.

Contours that kill: New study shows geometry influences prey capture in carnivorous pitcher plants

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A clay tablet with wedge shaped marks (cuneiform script). The tablet is cracked horizontally and vertically into three pieces.

Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, revealing a time capsule of plant life

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Genetics
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A sea urchin with spines protruding all over its surface, some of which are caught in a plastic bag.

New study finds plastic pollution to be almost ubiquitous across coral reefs, mostly from fishing activities

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A monkey’s hand grips on to the wire screen of its cage.

More than 900 at-risk animal and plant species not covered by global trade protections, new research shows

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Conservation
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Rod-shaped Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria fill the alveoli sacs of an individual’s lungs. The alveolar sacs appear as a cluster of tiny, interconnected air sacs resembling a delicate network of bubbles. Credit: Shutterstock.

Study reveals new mechanism for rapid evolution of multi-drug resistant infections in patients

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Health
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
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Science
Oxford opens the UK’s first Space Innovation Lab

Oxford opens the UK’s first Space Innovation Lab

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Genetics
Innovation
Medical Sciences
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