The Zambian agri-tech app making farming cool
In Zambia, where agriculture accounts for 35% of the country’s GDP, farming is a way of life. One agri-tech company is bringing the future to Zambian farms. Agripredict, led by young founder and CEO
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Spineless' animals under threat of extinction
A fifth of animals without backbones could be at risk of extinction, say scientists. Almost 80% of the world's species are invertebrates, meaning they lack a spinal column. Reviewing over 12,000
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Cumbria flood victims to be aided with £50,000 fund
A £50,000 relief fund has been set up for householders worst affected by damaging flash floods which struck west Cumbria on Thursday. Hundreds of homes were flooded and a landslide derailed a train
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Australia joins EU carbon emissions market
Australia plans to link its carbon trading scheme with the EU's, enabling firms to use European permits from mid-2015 to emit carbon dioxide (CO2). The EU's carbon market is the world's largest and
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Underwater robots to 'repair' Scotland's coral reefs
Underwater robots tasked with saving coral reefs are being developed at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. Dubbed "coralbots", they are being designed to work in groups, in a similar manner to bees
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Renewable firms competing for £10m Saltire Prize to be named
The renewable energy companies competing for the £10m Saltire Prize will be announced by the Scottish government later. The announcement will be made in Orkney, where members of the Scottish Cabinet
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Shanghai 'most vulnerable to flood risk'
Shanghai is the most vulnerable major city in the world to serious flooding, a study suggests. Despite its economic wealth, the Chinese city is considered to be more exposed to the risk of flooding
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Sea eagles release marks 'milestone' in breeding project
A project to reintroduce sea eagles to the east coast of Scotland is due to end this week, with the release of six young birds from a secret location in Fife. That will take the total number of sea
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US criticised on 2C climate 'flexibility' call
The EU and small island states have criticised the US for saying the target of keeping global warming below 2C should be removed from climate talks. At the 2010 UN climate convention meeting, governments
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Nasa's Curiosity rover successfully lands on Mars
The US space agency has just landed a huge new robot rover on Mars. The one-tonne vehicle, known as Curiosity, was reported to have landed in a deep crater near the planet's equator at 06:32 BST (05:32
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Carbon monoxide's damaging role in heart rhythm found
The way that even low levels of carbon monoxide can be fatal, by disrupting the heart's rhythm, has been unravelled by researchers in Leeds. They found that levels common in heavy traffic could affect