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Until recently, my vague idea of the Silk Road, the trade link from ancient east Asia to the West, was of camels crossing ...

Various projects aim to reestablish lynx as a wild species in the UK after being absent for centuries, but those involved ...

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This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles ...