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Work to protect adders, slow worms and lizards in Scots peatland Read more... New shelters are being created at the site near Dumfries, using peat, tree material and brash. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

Rare floodplain meadow given to wildlife trust Read more... Floodplain meadows are one of the rarest habitats in England, says the wildlife trust. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

Dune project aims to aid rare toads and beetles Read more... Cumbria is one of the natterjack toad's last strongholds in Britain, a conservationist says. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

The SpaceX IPO made history. Is the excitement still there? Read more... A month on from the firm's stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

The SpaceX IPO made history. Is the excitement still there? Read more... A month on from the firm's stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

Planes sent to tackle wildfires of 'exceptional scale' near Paris Read more... It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch 'em all Read more... Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game's owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

Alderney set to welcome Britain in Bloom judges Read more... Alderney is set to represent the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the national Royal Horticultural Society awards. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

Beauty spot river is 'dying', worried pupils say Read more... Children from a school near a popular beauty spot test local water quality over pollution concerns. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

Amur tiger Ginger Biscuit settles into new home Read more... The two-year-old female has moved from Longleat to Woburn and is settling in well, her keepers say. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a ​problem for scientists Read more... A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a ​problem for scientists Read more... A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

Wildlife conservation work to get £1m boost Read more... Endangered rodents, birds and butterflies will be among the species benefitting from the investment. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

China braced for second typhoon in a week as Bavi approaches landfall Read more... Hundreds of thousands of people are evacuated from eastern Zhejiang province, with the city of Wenzhou close to the path of the storm. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

RSPB buys 'magical' 96-hectare landscape to reconnect habitats Read more... The move will help conservationists in Gallt-y-bere to protect internationally important habitats. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

China braced for second typhoon in a week as Bavi approaches landfall Read more... Hundreds of thousands of people are evacuated from eastern Zhejiang province, with the city of Wenzhou close to the path of the storm. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

New research into basking sharks around island Read more... The Manx Shark Foundation hopes to learn more about basking sharks often spotted around the island. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

British Hewing Championships Read more... Hewing is the ancient art of cutting logs into beams or planks for timber frames. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

Tech Now Read more... Adrienne Murray has rare access to Microsoft's Quantum Lab in Denmark. Published Via @BBCScienceTech

Cooler for some this weekend but heatwave continues Read more... The sizzling heat continues into next week despite a drop in temperatures over the weekend. Published Via @BBCScienceTech