Nature
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Czech experts help build fish-breeding ponds in Africa
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" - says a famous Chinese proverb. But the second part of the saying may…
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Major clean-up to get underway at Czech Republic's Spolana plant
The Spolana chemical plant just north of Prague has become synonymous with environmental disaster here in the Czech Republic, with a number of high-profile leaks over the…
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Czech Republic hit by arctic spell
While Australia is fighting a heat wave, it is snow and frost that have been paralysing much of Europe. In some countries, the mercury has dropped to a record -33 degrees…
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Czech expedition exploring possible world's largest salt cave
This week the news arrived from Iran that an expedition of young Czech geologists discovered what might be the largest salt cave in the world. The discovery was no…
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Cyanide leak contaminates the Elbe
A huge cyanide leak into the River Labe - known internationally as the Elbe - has now contaminated an 80-kilometre stretch of the river, killing tons of fish. It is being…
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Why were Czechs gasping for fresh air?
Imagine waking up to a day when the city's covered with smog, there is no sunlight and you cannot breathe, the air is heavy and there's nowhere to escape to. A day goes by…
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Inversion and smog have Czechs gasping for fresh air
Unusually high levels of smog forced many residents in industrial regions and bigger towns and cities to stay indoors for several days last week. In the Moravian town of…
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Avalanche kills seven Czech mountaineers in Slovakia on New Year's Eve
The very last day of 2005 brought unexpected tragedy to the High Tatra Mountains in Slovakia. Seven Czech climbers died in the early hours on Saturday when an avalanche…
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Giant hogweed, American mink - two invaders in Czech nature
So-called "invasive" species include plants and animals that have been brought from other parts of the world and harm native species, sometimes to the point of extinction…
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"Christmas Tree - Tree for Life" project brings silver fir back to Czech Republic's forests
Every year, almost a million Christmas trees are sold in the Czech Republic. Soon after the holidays people throw them away and the trees have to be disposed of as waste…
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Baby gorilla is male, DNA tests reveal
Now, there was great excitement when a baby gorilla was born in Prague Zoo exactly a year and a week ago today, the first time ever a gorilla was born in the Czech…
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Special mission for King Kong
Probably the most exotic inhabitant of the Czech Republic's deep pine forests is fighting a losing battle for survival. The Czech lynx is a frequent target of illegal…
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