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Why scientists are freezing threatened species
Conservation scientists hope that preserving genetic material offers future insurance against extinction
Boeing astronaut capsule launches on test flight
The aerospace company sends up its Starliner vehicle on a mission to prove its capabilities in orbit.
EU reveals its plans to stop using Russian gas
It will invest in pipelines in other countries but will speed up a shift to green energy.
Climate change swells odds of record India heatwave
A UK study says record-breaking temperatures in NW India and Pakistan are now 100 times more likely.
Nasa's 'Marsquake' mission in its last months
The InSight probe will keep listening for tremors even as its power levels are in terminal decline.
Girls see physics as for white men only, MPs told
"If you are black or a woman, you don't see yourself fitting in," a leading female physicist says.
Farm machinery exacting heavy toll on soil - study
Massive tractors and combine harvesters could be having a lasting impact on soil, a study suggests.
Boeing astronaut capsule launches on test flight
The aerospace company sends up its Starliner vehicle on a mission to prove its capabilities in orbit.
EU reveals its plans to stop using Russian gas
It will invest in pipelines in other countries but will speed up a shift to green energy.
Climate change swells odds of record India heatwave
A UK study says record-breaking temperatures in NW India and Pakistan are now 100 times more likely.
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Drought killed 70 Kenyan elephants in one year
Joice Etutu
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Copyright: Getty ImagesImage caption: Water pans are to be created using an old dam Kenya's Tourism Minister Najib Balala has told the BBC more than 70 elephants have died in the last year as a result of the ongoing drought affecting all of East Africa.
The animals were in Tsavo National Park, one of the country’s oldest parks. It is also one of the world’s largest wildlife reserves.
The Kenyan authorities fear the ecosystem will experience more wildlife deaths if the drought continues.
A number of giraffes have also died, said Mr Balala.
"We have an abundance of wildlife but still every animal counts and we care if one goes down," he added.
The Kenyan government is aiming to use an old dam to create water pans in the area to prevent further wildlife deaths.
The drought in East Africa has also affected millions of people in several countries leaving many at risk of severe food shortages.
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