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Honeybees trained to find land mines
Croatian researchers are training honeybees to find unexploded mines littering their country and the rest of the Balkans…
Lid lowered on global warming rate
New research from Oxford University shows the rate of global warming has been lower over the past decade than it was previously…
Catriona MacLennan: Review of animal welfare law too timid
New Zealand in 2013 has the opportunity to take a bold step and introduce the best animal welfare laws in the world.
Sam Judd: Budget belittles environment
With the release of the budget this week, it is clear that across the board, funding for the protection of natural resources…
Environment
Troubled Waikato waters
Up close, after it has travelled more than 300km, the Waikato River is so muddy that you cannot see your feet if you are…
Animals
'Mystery' beach find revealed
A flat sea creature with two tails which washed up on Ninety Mile Beach excited a reader who sent a photograph to the Herald…
Pollution
Tech Universe: Tuesday 30 April
RIGHT LIGHTS: Light pollution is a huge waste of energy and money, damages our health and stops us from enjoying the natural…
Climate Change
Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean
The old coastal road in this fishing village at the eastern edge of Grenada sits under almost a metre of murky saltwater…
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Raw: Bear falls from tree
A Tampa man got more than he bargained for when he opened his door to let the dog out. A black bear was in his backyard.
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