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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest Released

Posted on January 28, 2011 by admin

Tweet According to a report in the Daily Telegraph (Last refuges of England’s rarest species revealed), Natural England has released a list of the most sensitive SSSIs, often the refuge of some of the most endangered species in the UK. … Continue reading →

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Should we eliminate mosquitoes? (Kill them. Kill them all?)

Posted on August 26, 2010 by admin

Tweet There’s been some discussion in the columns of Nature recently concerning the possibility of eradication of mosquitoes. In an article entitled A World Without Mosquitoes, Janet Fang (1) presents a variety of opinions whether large-scale mosquito eradication is practical … Continue reading →

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