Why peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on earth
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Cheetahs are fast, but not faster than a diving peregrine falcon.
The World's Deadliest Venom Could Save Your Life
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Some animals produce venom that is lethal to both their prey and to humans, but scientists are finding ways to use these compounds as medicine.
Why wild African elephants get by with hardly any sleep
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Scientists tracked elephants with devices like Fitbits, and discovered African elephants in the wild sleep far less than anyone expected. It proves there's a huge gap in what we know about how and why animals sleep.
What Ever Happened To Saving The Rainforest?
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The efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts.
Ocean Volcanoes May Hold Clues To Alien Life
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Scientists think studying 'extremophiles' in toxic hydrothermal vents could teach us about potential extraterrestrial life.
How wildlife films warp time
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Slow motion and timelapse can reveal the wonders of the natural world.
How BBC films the night side of Planet Earth
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The technology that helps wildlife filmmakers see in the dark.
The Ocean Holds Enough Uranium To Power The Planet For 10,000 Years
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Stanford University researchers have found a new way to extract particles of Uranium from seawater. Could this bring us closer to sustainable nuclear power?
Cloud Harvesting Nets Trap Drinking Water Like Cobwebs
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Watch the world's largest cloud harvester in action.
How Did The Deepest Part Of The Ocean Get So Polluted?
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Scientists have found trash in the deepest parts of the ocean, the Mariana Trench. What does this mean for us and the organisms living there?
How the BBC makes Planet Earth look like a Hollywood movie
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The technology behind the cinematic style of the BBC's Planet Earth II.
Shredding Bacteria With Technology From Insect Wings
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Dragonfly wings are covered in bacteria-killing nanopillars, and scientists are taking inspiration from them to make smarter anti-bacterial surfaces!
7 Pets You Should Never Release In The Wild
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Sometimes, people release their exotic pets into the wild. Why can this cause such a huge problem?
Scientists just captured stunning images of deep sea creatures
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Some sea creatures are so new to us, they don't even have names.
This Terrifying Worm Snatches Fish from the Ocean Floor
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Sand strikers, also known as bobbit worms, are primitive-looking creatures that lack eyes, or even a brain. Despite this, they are savage predators who shoot out grapple-like hooks to reel in passing fish.
Forget Oxygen-This Leaf Produces Medicine
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This artificial leaf creates medicines using sunlight.
How Big do Tsunamis Get?
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How big do Tsunamis Get? The answer is pretty terrifying, and pretty big.