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Dramatic changes to Arctic landscapes
June 17, 2019, 1:06 p.m.
On this week’s newsdesk: dramatic changes to Arctic landscapes, turning shrimp shells into plastic and turning poo into houses!
Breeding kakapos breaking records!
May 16, 2019, 11:05 a.m.
On this week’s newsdesk: Kakapos break breeding records, an unbreakable guitar, and a drone delivers transplant organs!
NASA studies twin astronauts
April 23, 2019, 2:25 p.m.
On this week’s newsdesk: NASA studies twin astronauts, huge protests demand action on climate change and a computer helps invent a new sport!
What are the cheesiest songs?
March 26, 2019, 3:40 p.m.
On this week’s newsdesk: turning plastic waste into fuel, a sweet way to monitor pollutants, and researchers play music to cheese!
How to save your dragons
March 12, 2019, 10:07 a.m.
On this week’s news desk: Komodo a no-no for tourists, space junk speared in a clean-up test, and hunting meteorites in Antarctica.
T-rex vs ground finch
Feb. 1, 2019, 10:46 a.m.
On this week’s newsdesk: a bird with a powerful bite, a robot gets back on its feet, and 15 years of the Mars Express.
120,000 butterflies that never came home
Jan. 11, 2019, 10:41 a.m.
On this week’s news update: bad news for monarch butterflies in California, an unusual orangutan goes home, and a robot musician makes its debut!
“The biggest crisis humanity has ever faced”
Dec. 18, 2018, 11:16 a.m.
On this week’s news update: a spotlight on climate change. A global climate change conference, El Niño weather system predicted, and innovation in air travel.
An answer to oil spills?
Nov. 23, 2018, 10:24 a.m.
On this week’s news update: a chemical sponge that might solve the problem of oil spills, the tropical islands that are protecting coral by banning sunscreen, and interactive, electronic tattoos.
Where did the giraffe get its spots?
Nov. 2, 2018, 11:21 a.m.
On this week's news update: a mission to explore Mercury, using nature's designs to improve the world, and why do giraffes have spots?