Nature
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Budding landscape architect Viktor Filipi
According to an old Czech saying, ‘každý správný chlap’ (every real man) should at some point build a house, father a son, and plant a tree. Viktor Filipi, our guest in…
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Heat wave breaks all-time Czech temperature record
The Czech Republic has been hit with a severe heat wave. Currents of hot air coming from north Africa via France and southern Germany raised temperatures by to record…
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New Šumava National Park head raises eyebrows with plans to downgrade conservation status
The Šumava National park is one of the Czech Republic’s indisputable natural treasures. A vast 100km long stretch of forest running along the south-western border of the…
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The Four Corners of the Czech Republic, Pt. I: The Bohemian Forest
Borderlands are fascinating areas where cultures either meet and intermingle, or in some cases are cordoned off to coldly stare at one another. The Czech/German/Austrian…
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Czech scientists present unique trilobite specimens, attacked by an unknown predator
Czech scientists have found unique specimens of trilobites that suggest something thought to be impossible – something was eating them. The small animals were amongst the…
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Science Journal
In this edition of Science Journal, two interviews with Czech scientists who have recently published two very different articles in the prestigious American journal Nature…
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Prague tortoise was thought to be “twin” of Pinta tortoise Lonesome George
The death of Lonesome George, the last remaining Pinta island giant tortoise recently saddened legions of nature and reptile lovers around the world. His unexpected demise…
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European Commission weighs in on Šumava logging
The European Commission has asked the Czech government to halt logging in the Šumava National Park. Czech authorities resumed felling bark-beetle infested trees in Šumava…
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Mycologist Jan Borovička on mushrooms and where to find them
With mushroom season in full swing, our guest in this edition of One on One is Jan Borovička, a leading member of the Czech Mycological Society, who combines a very Czech…
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UFOs over Czech skies do battle with sceptics
Last weekend there were reports from around the country of strange lights in the sky, flying about, flaring up, flaring out, chasing each other. It’s true, unidentified…
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Radioactive Waste Depository Authority launches multi-million-crown incentive to win over…
While the Czech Republic relies on nuclear power for some 30 percent of its total energy supply, the Radioactive Waste Depository Authority is facing difficulties in…
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Science Journal
Presbytis hosei canicrus – let’s call him Miller's Grizzled Langur, is one of the rarest primates in the world, with hardly any pictures in existence and very few people…
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