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• Bubonic plague hung around in Europe

  17-01-2016 18:24
  
  DNA from plague victims suggests that a European reservoir of the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis could have fueled the medieval pandemic.
  
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• UK heatwave approaches two-week mark

  17-07-2026 01:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All UK nations have experienced recent heatwave conditions but in southern England, the heatwave has now continued for 13 days. Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at how unusual this spell of heat is, and when we might see it easing.
  
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• At least one dead in Texas floods ravaging same area where campers died

  17-07-2026 00:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The same area devastated by floods last year's floods, which caused more than 130 deaths, is once again being hit.
  
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• Leaky pipes may explain years-long bay pollution

  16-07-2026 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency has rated Cullercoat's water quality as "poor" since 2018.
  
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• Watch: Flood waters surge in Texas after huge rainstorms

  16-07-2026 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deluge prompted evacuations and water rescues in the same region where 25 children and two counsellors at Camp Mystic died in flooding in 2025.
  
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• When will it rain again in the UK?

  16-07-2026 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  July has been very dry so when will it rain again in the UK?
  
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• What to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impact

  16-07-2026 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wildfires in Ontario have blanketed US and Canadian cities with dangerous smoke.
  
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• Nature reserve declared to coincide with King's visit

  16-07-2026 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A stretch of sand dunes will receive the highest statutory protections as a national nature reserve.
  
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• Watch: What we know about newly discovered monkey species

  16-07-2026 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New monkey species hailed as 'amazing discovery' by conservationist.
  
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• New monkey species a 'fascinating discovery', study lead says

  16-07-2026 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A monkey found in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed as a new specie.
  
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• Volunteer firefighter suspected of starting devastating France forest fire

  16-07-2026 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Macron said there would be no leniency for arsonists, as France - along with much of Europe - deals with a series of unusual heatwaves.
  
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• Extreme weather in the UK is the 'new normal'

  16-07-2026 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarah Keith-Lucas details five things you need to know about how the UK climate has changed.
  
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• 'Complete extermination' of greys is the only way to protect red squirrels

  16-07-2026 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A grey squirrel control officer says there is no other option to trapping and killing the greys after a number of cases of squirrelpox were confirmed in the Borders.
  
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• On Big Tancook Island, researchers are starting to fill in the gaps on white sharks

  16-07-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  At a new field station on an island off Nova Scotia’s South Shore, researchers are using an array of tracking technologies to monitor white shark movement and learn more about them.
  
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• As U.S. moves closer to permanent daylight time, is it inevitable that Canada will follow?

  16-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The United States took one step closer to abandoning the practice of changing the clocks every spring and fall, raising the question: how would such a move down south impact Canada?
  
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• New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DR Congo forest

  16-07-2026 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.
  
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• A dead python will get you a free pizza at this man's restaurant. Yes, it's in Florida

  15-07-2026 23:22 via cbc.ca
  
  As far as Dusty Crum is aware, his Florida restaurant is the only pizza place in the world that accepts invasive Burmese pythons as currency.
  
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• SpaceX share price drops below stock market debut

  15-07-2026 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Share trading in Elon Musk’s rocket company has been volatile since it went public a month ago.
  
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• Canada wildfires leave train 'encased in flames' as smoke drifts towards US

  15-07-2026 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The crew was rescued after the close call. Meanwhile, blazes in Canada have left Toronto under a haze and smoke heading towards several major US cities.
  
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• Burning question: Can this summer sizzle cook a hot dog on a vehicle antenna?

  15-07-2026 17:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Another summer 2026 heat wave has blanketed southern Ontario for days. Temperatures are especially high and humid in Windsor, Ont. But is it hot enough outside to cook a hot dog impaled on a vehicle antenna? The CBC's Mike Evans posed the question, and bore the sweltering heat to get the answer — and perhaps a noon-hour parking lot snack.
  
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• Scots urged to 'stay vigilant' as wildfire risk very high

  15-07-2026 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has issued a warning for central Highlands, southern and eastern Scotland from Wednesday.
  
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• Strychnine use for gopher control officially begins in Alberta, Saskatchewan after delays

  15-07-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After significant delays, the window for strychnine use in Alberta and Saskatchewan is now open. Farmers can use the controversialrodenticide to control Richardson's ground squirrels — colloquially known as gophers — until Sept. 1.
  
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• Climate we had in 20th Century 'has now gone' - Met Office

  15-07-2026 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest report on the UK's climate warns cold mountainous areas are also being lost.
  
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• How many people die from heat-related illnesses? The truth is, we don't actually know

  15-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Reporting heat-related deaths isn’t as straightforward as one might think. If someone dies of a heart attack in a sweltering apartment, should it be recorded as a heart attack or a heat-related illness? And if you can’t get accurate numbers as to how many people are dying, how can you put mitigation measures in place to prevent these deaths in an ever-warming world?
  
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• Hosepipe ban in force for millions of households - is your area affected?

  15-07-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than eight million households have been placed under hosepipe bans - which has raised questions about how effectively water resources are being managed.
  
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• Over a century after these ships set sail for the South Pole, their wrecks are inspiring new exploration

  15-07-2026 04:03 via cbc.ca
  
  After 80 years on the bottom of the Labrador Sea, Terra Nova looks very different than when it carried famed British explorer Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole. Technology developed by an Ontario company is now mapping the entire ship in three dimensions as part of a Royal Canadian Geographical Society expedition.
  
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• After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?

  15-07-2026 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK
  
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• 'I looked into the river and saw all these dead fish'

  15-07-2026 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There have been 50,000 fish killed in Northern Ireland because of water pollution since 2020.
  
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• T. rex nicknamed Gus sells at auction for record $50 million US

  14-07-2026 23:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Sotheby's says 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil, which includes 'exceptionally preserved' skull containing a gaping jaw of powerful teeth, is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned.
  
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• Watch: New ISS crew blasts off from Kazakhstan

  14-07-2026 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Soyuz spacecraft will carry Nasa astronaut Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the ISS for an eight-month mission.
  
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