Leaf-like material 'traps bedbugs'
A material designed to mimic the hooked hairs found on the underside of leaves could help trap and control bedbugs, the Journal of the Royal Society Interface reports.
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Nature reserves attract new species
The UK's nature reserves act as 'ecological welcome mats' to new species, according to scientists.
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VIDEO: Lives of Latinos in US beyond stereotypes
US exhibition looks beyond Hispanic stereotypes
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UK children's well-being 'improves'
The well-being of British children has improved in a number of areas in recent years but they still lag behind many of their European neighbours, Unicef says.
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Mapping babies' brains before birth
UK scientists to create a wiring diagram of a baby's brain
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How Prozac entered the lexicon
Twenty-five years after Prozac was introduced, the name has entered the cultural lexicon and helped define how people think of mental illness.
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Children 'abused in conflict zones'
Save the Children says the majority of victims of rape and other sexual violence in many of the world's conflict zones are often children.
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Two killed as train strikes car
Two people die as a train hits a car at a level crossing near Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire.
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Churchill poem to be auctioned
The only poem known to have been written by Winston Churchill as an adult is expected to fetch up to £15,000 when it is auctioned at Bonhams in London later.
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Cuba to return US 'kidnap' parents
Cuban authorities say they will turn over a US couple accused of kidnapping their two sons from their grandparents and fleeing to Cuba by boat.
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Volcanic ash triggers plankton bloom
The 2010 Icelandic volcanic eruption, which disrupted flights across Europe, also had a "significant but short-lived" impact on the North Atlantic, a study says.
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Death penalty 'trending downwards'
A trend towards abolishing the death penalty continues in most countries, despite some resuming executions in 2012, Amnesty International says.
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Quake risk from fracking 'minimal'
Researchers believe that hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas is not a major cause of earthquakes that can be felt.
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Science 'javelins' spear big glacier
UK researchers develop an air-dropped projectile to put instruments in some of the most inaccessible places in Antarctica.
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Senate to vote on gun control bill
The US Senate is set to hold a crunch vote on Thursday on whether to debate a gun control law, as a conservative blockade of the bill begins to splinter.
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Charities want more national parks
Two charities are calling for the establishment of at least seven more national parks in Scotland.
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'Sharp fall' in business failures
The number of Scottish business failures has dropped sharply, according to new figures released by KPMG.
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Lords urge independence 'clarity'
Both the UK and Scottish governments are told to be "more open" about what happens after the independence vote.
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US blacklists Honduran 'drug lord'
The US Treasury freezes the assets of an alleged Honduran drug lord accused of smuggling cocaine to Mexico's powerful cartels.
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Jet2 resumes flights at NI airport
The airline Jet2 resumes flights at Belfast International Airport, after it suspended its operations earlier this week due to safety concerns.
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