Livestock farms in the UK will again be at risk from bluetongue from the second half of April, predict scientists.
Researchers have produced a map showing when farms in different parts of England
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Regular unintentional daytime dozing may be an early warning sign of stroke in elderly people, say US researchers.
For those who had a habit of nodding off, the risk of stroke was two to four time
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A computer does better than a doctor at diagnosing certain brain diseases, research has suggested.
Experts taught a standard computer how to diagnose Alzheimer's from brain scans, and got a 96% s
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The US is confident that its shooting down of a disabled spy satellite with a missile managed to destroy its potentially toxic fuel tank.
Marine Gen James Cartwright said there was a 80-90% chance
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Suppliers of illegally logged timber could be prosecuted in the countries where it is sold, under new proposals.
The move is being tabled at a gathering in Brazil of legislators from the Group of
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A detailed map highlighting the world's hotspots for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) has been released.
It uses data spanning 65 years and shows the majority of these new diseases come from w
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Grey wolves in the Northern Rockies of the United States have been removed from the endangered species list, the US Department of the Interior has said.
The move follows efforts over the last 13 y
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Fossil hunters have found the remains of ancient mammals that were related to today's rabbits and hares.
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Biofuels should only be produced if they meet strict environmental standards, an international group of lawmakers have concluded.
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Prescribing "good" bugs for the gut—it may sometimes be bad medicine.
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