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The US’ surreal alien landscape

26 July 2019
Ted Alan StedmanFeatures correspondent
News imageTed Alan Stedman The Bisti Badlands, a remote corner of New Mexico looks like it belongs on MarsTed Alan Stedman

Hidden in the remote stretches of north-west New Mexico, the Bisti Badlands are one of the US’ most surreal sites.

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The project reimagining the future of zoos

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Why Ann Patchett doesn’t think kind people are boring

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The race to decode animal language with AI

Can humans talk to animals? New AI tools are bringing that possibility closer than ever.

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Muted open on Wall Street amid inflation fears

Noah Hamman of AdvisorShares says it's likely that the Fed Chair is facing pressure from the administration.

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Photographing rare and elusive birds in Brazil's rainforests

Discover how 27-year-old wildlife photographer Nicole Carneiro brings her images of Brazil's rainforests to life.

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Inside one of Europe's oldest hunting megastructures

Archaeologists in Slovenia have uncovered huge stone structures that were once vast prehistoric traps.

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US markets down amid bond sell-off

JoAnne Feeney of Advisors Capital Management says the bond sell-off follows recent hostility in the Iran war.

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The lethal plants behind Agatha Christie's famous murders

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The giant beasts returning to Britain after 6,000 years

The Travel Show joins a historic mission to return European bison to the British countryside after millennia.

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Why more US planes are getting stuck on the tarmac

A look at why three-hour airline delays are skyrocketing in the US and what this means for people's travel plans.

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How cutting-edge 3D imaging is transforming heart surgery

New 3D imaging helps surgeons carry out complex heart procedures with greater precision and clarity.

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Wall Street opens higher boosted by Nvidia results

Debbie Hippensteel at River Wealth Advisors says chip giant Nvidia is 'firing on all cylinders'.

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David Attenborough's favourite butterfly

Sir David Attenborough details the unique qualities that make Priam's Birdwing Butterflies so delightful.

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Meta has reached a settlement with US states to pay up to $16.68bn in its child safety court case. 

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The vineyard flourishing beside Europe's most active volcano

Dara Ó Briain meets winemakers in Sicily who explain how Mount Etna makes their grapes one of a kind.

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Inside San Francisco's iconic fortune cookie factory

The Travel Show visits North America's oldest Chinatown where 8,000 fortune cookies are made every day.

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Edward Yardeni of Yardeni Research says the US government is taxing too little and spending too much.

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Why have North American overdose deaths dropped so sharply?

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The race to build a hydrogen-powered future

Tech Now goes to Texas to find out how researchers are developing hydrogen-powered cars.

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Expert warns of 'bear market for debt'

As US debt passes $40tn, George Schultze of Schultze Asset Management says the numbers are concerning.

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