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Britain's harshest winter for 20 years has had a dramatic impact on Britain's wildlife, experts have revealed. 21 Feb 2009 By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent Birds, animals and plants which have thrived during the milder winters of the last decade have suffered in the frost and snow. But hardier species have survived the cold conditi… read more

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Scientists have managed to harness the energy-producing power of hamsters by fitting them with tiny detector jackets. By Matthew Moore It would take 1,000 hamsters to generate enough energy to power a mobile phone. The devices are strapped to the animals as they run on their cage wheels, capturing the biomechanical energy they release … read more

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It's a weary chore to try and find everything that comes and goes around this place. You'd think it was life or death. Our most recent suspect is a little green toy that Gurl used to have. . . or has . . . or wants . . . whatever !! I'm sniffing around here all the time looking for "God Knows What" and USUALLY, I can find JUST THAT !! S… read more

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Shark attacks worldwide have dipped to the lowest level in five years, and experts say it could be because of the global economic slowdown. By Noam Friedlander in Los Angeles There were 59 attacks on humans in 2008, compared to 71 in 2007, and George Burgess, a shark researcher at the University of Florida, attributed the change to a decline … read more

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Thousands of ponds will spring up around the country in the next few years in a campaign backed by Alan Titchmarsh to protect Britain's threatened freshwater species. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent In the last 150 years the number of ponds in Britain has halved from one million because of development, while those that are left are d… read more