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Squishy robotic manta ray flaps its wings to spy in the ocean

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Squishy robotic manta ray flaps its wings to spy in the ocean

A manta-ray-inspired robot is made of soft, transparent materials so that it can go undetected as it swims around monitoring wildlife and wrecks

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Chequered skipper butterfly is one of the 20 target species

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UK plans to bring 20 species back from brink of extinction

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rhino horn

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Can data save rhinos? How to attack wildlife crime at source

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Stop killing lions for their bones to make bogus aphrodisiacs

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Stop killing lions for their bones to make bogus aphrodisiacs

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Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times

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Bomb crater pond

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WW2 bomb craters are a home to rare and vulnerable animals

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De-extinction dilemma: reviving dead species may doom the living

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De-extinction dilemma: reviving dead species may doom the living

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Bushbaby clinging to tree branch

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New species of bushbaby found in disappearing forests of Angola

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Hens that can lay eggs from other species could save rare birds

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Hens that can lay eggs from other species could save rare birds

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Foxes seen climbing trees at night to track down and eat koalas

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Foxes seen climbing trees at night to track down and eat koalas

Native Australian tree-dwellers may be at risk from European red foxes, which appear to have learnt how to climb trees in pursuit of prey such as koalas

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Robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees decline

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Massive lake drained for hydropower leaves dry bed and no fish

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World’s most endangered marine mammal has 30 individuals left

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We don't need a huge blue grab to save sharks and rays

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