- Klaus Jost
Underwater photographer Klaus Jost photographs the great white shark using a neoprene seal as bait in 'shark alley' off Geyser island, South Africa. In thi
s article he also discusses conservation eforts to save the great white from extinction.
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- Chris Smith
Swine flu, SARS, Bird Flu, HIV, Dengue, Hepatitis C, Ebola - the human race is awash with new infections - but where did they come from and what else may be waiting to pounce? In this article Cambridge University virologist Chris Smith looks at the origins of emerging viral infections...
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- Helen Scales
Napoleon wrasses are found on reefs across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. However over-exploitation by fisherman due to its status as a culinary delicacy is seriously threatening this magnificent fish.
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- Catherine Zentile
The buzz of a bumblebee is one of the quintessential sounds of summer time. But this ‘slender sound’ and ‘faint utterance’ that was so admired by Wordsworth is under threat because bumblebees are in crisis: of the 25 species native to Britain, three have already been declared extinct. But why are they suffering and what can we do to stem the problem...?
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- Chris Smith
Beating your head against a hard surface can be a sign of frustration, yet for a woodpecker it’s a fact of life. So why don't nature's headbangers develop brain damage or a permanent migraine?
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- Bjoern Brembs
Flies are creatures of habit - at least that's what the latest research on the fruit fly Drosophila has found. In this article Bjoern Brembs explains how a marine snail started him on the road to uncover the brain basis of learning...
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- Robinson Fulweiler
Equivalent in land area to 14 Isle of Mans, or Rhode Island State twice over, the Louisiana Wetlands are one of the most important acquatic ecological sites in the world. But now they're disappearing, fast - an area the size of a tennis court slips into the sea every thirteen seconds. But what is this wilderness and what can be done to save it...?
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- Barry Gibb
Scientists studying the Conus snail have found that it harbours a cocktail of over 50 nerve toxins in its venom, some of which have powerful painkilling (a
nalgesic) properties, and are now undergoing clinical trials.
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- Kat Arney
The brain is probably the most fascinating yet impenetrable organ studied by scientists. One question that remains to be answered is why we have two halves to our brains, and are they the same?
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- Gene Mascoli
The Chilean Sea Bass, or Patagonian Toothfish, is a very tasty fish particularly popular in America. Gene looks into why it has suddenly become very expensive and could be getting more so.
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