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Rafflesia

New hope for world's weirdest flower

Deep in the Southeast Asian jungle blooms the world's biggest single flower; a massive fleshy orb which has evolved to attract insects by mimicking rotting meat.



Orangutan

Orangutans struggle as palm oil booms

Wildlife corridors are desperately needed to link up hundreds of patches of habitat increasingly fragmented by palm oil plantations.









Meat lover

The red meat footprint

Our diets revolve around meat. But rumours abound that being vegetarian is better for the environment. Could there be some truth to it? We investigate the evidence.



Gliese 581d

It's a wrap for Hello From Earth

25,880 messages were collected by the project from places as far flung as the Vatican City, Afghanistan and Antarctica. NASA beamed them towards Gliese 581d at noon today.