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World Service,05 Oct 2006,26 mins

How most new Species evolved in the Tropics

Science In Action

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Why the tropics are the source of such plant and animal biodiversity and why, over millions of years, have they driven the evolution of most new species, which then spread out towards the Poles? Space medicine conference about protecting the body during spaceflight. A satellite has mapped the seasonal global consumption of carbon dioxide by plants. Design solutions to pedestrian problems in the urban environment. Plus, how a nano-machine mimics a spider.

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