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Page last updated at 09:01 GMT, Wednesday, 21 January 2009

Egyptian fishermen (Image: BBC)
Nile run-off 'boosts fish stocks'
Fertilisers and sewage entering the Nile delta boosts fish numbers in Mediterranean coastal waters, a study suggests.
Sea's pollution hotspots 'missed'
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Lampreys Sex smell lures 'vampire' to doom
An artificial pheromone could help clear North America's Great Lakes of their "vampire fish" by luring them into traps.

Stag in early morning mist (Getty Images) Europe's lost mist 'boosts heat'
The number of foggy, misty and hazy days is diminishing across Europe, amplifying warming, say scientists.

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