Nature
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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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A very special Christmas gift: a primeval forest certificate
With Christmas just around the corner, people are taking the shops by storm looking for just the right gift to please someone. Billions of crowns are being spent on…
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Prague's Christmas tree begins its journey to the capital
Christmas is drawing close - and in this most Christmasy of countries - one of the first signs of the oncoming season is always the annual ritual of preparing the…
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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox: messages to Radio Prague; a swallow from the Czech Republic spotted in Africa; the poem "May" by Karel Hynek Macha. Listeners quoted: Helen Brock, UK…
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A hare-raising lesson
Hello and welcome to a fresh Czech language lesson, explaining Czech idioms featuring wild animals. Now, can you guess which animal this is?
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