‘Lost towns’ discovered in Amazon

The remote Amazon basin was once home to complex urban communities, according to a study in Science journal.

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  • Fly’s brain ’senses swat threat’

    Researchers in the US say they have solved the mystery of why flies are so hard to swat.

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  • Canadian PM presses Arctic claim

    Canada’s PM says all large ships entering the Northwest Passage and other Arctic waters must register with its Coast Guard.

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  • ‘Cold feet’ may halt toad march

    Scientists predict that colder temperatures will prevent the plague of cane toads reaching Australian cities.

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  • Rains revive prehistoric shrimp

    What is thought to be one of the oldest living creatures on the planet thrives thanks to Scottish summer rain.

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  • New parasite wasp species found

    A new species of wasp which feed on and grow inside maggots is discovered after one hatched on a scientist’s desk.

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  • Arctic ice ‘is at tipping point’

    The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic is now the second smallest on record, scientists reveal.

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  • Hutton warns over energy policy

    John Hutton appears to warn against a windfall tax, saying the “right framework” is needed to attract future energy investment.

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  • Spider forces family out of home

    A soldier’s family are frightened out of their home by a spider thought to have been brought from Afghanistan.

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  • ‘No alternative’ to squirrel cull

    A rapid response service will be set up to help trap and kill grey squirrels across southern Scotland.

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