Nature
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New species of short-lived fish may provide Czech scientists with insights into ageing
Czech scientists working in Mozambique have discovered a new species of fish that inhabits the rain pools of the savannah. Types of tiny killifish are found in many parts…
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First-ever smog alert called by Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
This week saw the country’s first-ever smog alert issued by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, calling on plants in northern Moravia to cut production volume until…
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Siberian snap thrills Czech frost hunter
The Czech Republic has been gripped by a bout of severe cold. On Tuesday night, temperatures in some parts of the country dropped to a record low of -30 degrees Celsius…
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Endangered Golden Takin born in Liberec Zoo
The Czech Republic’s oldest zoo, in Liberec, is now host to its sixth new Golden Takin, an endangered goat-antelope from China. The new family of Takins is the first ever…
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Campaign aims to help save endangered species in Czech Republic
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, aimed at raising awareness of the disappearance of many of the Earth’s species and finding ways to reverse the current…
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Snow and ice falling off Prague roofs poses real threat to residents
The heaviest snowfalls to hit Prague in thirty years have been making the life of Prague residents difficult, and sometimes even dangerous. Currently, people’s biggest…
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Environmental groups focus on local damage caused by controversial ČEZ power plant
Headlines around the world have been made by a small Pacific island state’s challenge to plans for a large Czech coal-fired power plant. But Czech environmental groups are…
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Environmentalists warn over damage to wildlife from salt on roads
Thousands of tonnes of salt have been spread on roads in the Czech Republic and the rest of Europe during recent heavy snowfall. So much so, that stocks threaten to run…
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Czech aid to quake-stricken Haiti underway
The magnitude-seven earthquake that struck the Caribbean state of Haiti on Tuesday is threatening to become one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory, with death…
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Czech mission in the Antarctic does valuable research
Last Saturday, Czech scientists from a number of institutions set out on their latest research trip to the Czech base in the Antarctic- located on James Ross Island. At…
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Zoologists launch project to map behaviour of elusive lynx
The Šumava National Park and the Bavarian National Forest Park have begun a unique project to map the lives of elusive lynx inhabiting nature reserves on both sides of the…
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Rare White Rhinos arrive in Africa
There are just eight Northern White Rhinos in the world, and until last weekend the only ones capable of reproducing were here in the Czech Republic. However, while they…
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