Revealed, the New Species of Tree With Scottish Roots
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By SARAH BRUCE A NEW species of tree has been discovered on an island off Scotland's West Coast. Naturalists found the Catacol whitebeam in a remote corner in the north of Arran. It is a cross between two native species on the island and is found nowhere else in the world.
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WASHINGTON - Researchers have deciphered for the first time the genetic code of a tree, which could lead to new varieties better at producing wood, paper and fuel.
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A rare farmland bird which conservationists thought had almost died out returns to the Scottish Borders.
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(WebMD) A popular type of Christmas tree, the Scotch pine, may have a gift for people with arthritis. A chemical in its bark fights inflammation, which could ease arthritis pain.
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A "barcode" gene that can be used to distinguish between plant species has been identified.
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Various parts of the UK, particularly Scotland and Northern Ireland, are set to be hit strong winds.
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A genetic study of the tiger family reveals a previously unknown sub-species of the big cats.
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By GRAEME SMITH  SCOTTISH scientists who have achieved a major breakthrough in the understanding of how the brain develops are warning that smoking cannabis during pregnancy could affect the unborn child.
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By Michael Hill  ALBANY, N.Y. - The tree stood tall and spindly in the hot sun 380 million years ago until something toppled it, maybe a storm or an earthquake.   It fell into water and dammed up in a muddy delta.
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Australian scientists have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island. The discovery adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- New research by two University of Tennessee professors could help us better understand hurricanes by looking to an unusual source: tree rings.
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Scottish Natural Heritage is to transport hedgehogs from the Western Isles instead of killing the animals.
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Scientists have unearthed a new species of hobbit-sized humans that may have lived as recently as 12,000 years ago, sharing the earth alongside modern-day man.
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Â· Ancestors learned to walk in trees, says UK teamÂ· Researchers base claims on watching orang-utans
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THE discovery by Australian scientists on the Indonesian island of Flores of an entirely new humanoid species - colloquially dubbed &quot;hobbits&quot; because of their diminutive stature â-uts a new piece in place in the long scientific mission to understand
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Trees and plants are to be cut down in woodland near Redruth in southwest England after the discovery of a new disease.
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A new report adds to the mounting evidence that relationships between plant and animal species can be far more complex than had been thought.