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• First high-energy proton beam machine 'great for UK'

  20-05-2017 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A key component of the UK's first high-energy proton beam machine is delivered to its new home in Newport.
  
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• Norway to boost protection of Arctic seed vault from climate change

  20-05-2017 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Measures are announced after water enters a frozen facility guarding the world's key crop seeds.
  
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• Urban beasts: how wild animals have moved into cities

  20-05-2017 10:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Rome has a problem with wild boar; wolves mingle with surburban Germans; mountain lions frequent LA. All around the world, city life seems increasingly conducive to wildlifeIn Aesop’s fable, the town mouse turns his nose up at his country cousin’s simple fare, preferring the haute cuisine to be scavenged in the city. It appears that the wild boar of Italy have taken note, and are venturing ever more boldly into Rome.But they are not alone: all around the world, city life seems to be
  
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• First hay fever map of Britain offers some relief to sufferers

  20-05-2017 07:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientists have produced detailed maps showing where plants known to trigger allergies growSufferers could have relief from runny noses, sneezing and itchy eyes as scientists have developed the first ever hay fever map of Britain. The new, highly-detailed maps of the UK contain the location of key plants and trees known to produce pollen that triggers allergies and asthma.Continue reading...
  
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• Sap is rising on the shimmering heath

  20-05-2017 06:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Mockbeggar, New Forest Tiny, parched, sorrels streak the ground with red but there is feverish activity in the ditchFrom Moyles Court, a fine 17th-century house that is now a private school, we set off up the slope with paddocks on either side. Leaving the Avon Valley Path, we cut the corner of Newlands Plantation, and climb steadily uphill along the woodland edge. Rhododendron ponticum infests part of the margin, with the blooms of young plants announcing their colonisation of the adjacent open
  
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• Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary's first Humboltd penguin chick in decade

  20-05-2017 02:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Humboldt penguin chick has hatched at a sea life sanctuary for the first time in more than a decade.
  
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• Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary's first Humboldt penguin chick in decade

  20-05-2017 02:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Humboldt penguin chick has hatched at a sea life sanctuary for the first time in more than a decade.
  
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• Mine craft: why BHP's strategic overhaul could help repel a hedge fund predator

  20-05-2017 00:19 via theguardian.com
  
  BHP’s new image could appeal to the patriotism of its Australian shareholders and help rebuff Elliott Advisors’ advancesIt’s been a big week for BHP Billiton. For one thing, it’s not even called that any more. As part of its “Think Big” rebranding theme, the world’s biggest mining company opted to shed the Billiton moniker it acquired in a 2001 merger with a Dutch-South African company and revert to its previous true-blue Aussie name.
  BHP says the rebran
  
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