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Dave Roberts has been writing news and feature articles for national newspapers for more than 25 years.
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He covers a wide range of subjects from all over the world but concentrates on stories about scientific research, health, human achievement and adventure, and the environment.
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He is a regular contributor to leading UK titles including the Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, the Daily Express, The Sun, the Daily Mirror, the Daily Record, the Daily Star, and Metro.
He covers a wide range of subjects from all over the world but concentrates on stories about scientific research, health, human achievement and adventure, and the environment.
If you'd like to know more or think you have an idea for a story, then please get in touch.
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The incredible voyage of the plastic bottle boat
A British-led crew has sailed across the Pacific Ocean in a boat made out of recycled plastic bottles.
The 60ft catamaran, built almost entirely with waste material, survived giant swells and storms to complete the 9,000-mile voyage from California to Australia. The ‘Plastiki’, which is kept afloat thanks to 12,500 reclaimed soda bottles built into the hulls, entered Australian waters after four months at sea.
The crossing was the ultimate test for the 12-ton boat held together with a new glue made out of cashew nuts and sugar.
The 60ft catamaran, built almost entirely with waste material, survived giant swells and storms to complete the 9,000-mile voyage from California to Australia. The ‘Plastiki’, which is kept afloat thanks to 12,500 reclaimed soda bottles built into the hulls, entered Australian waters after four months at sea.
The crossing was the ultimate test for the 12-ton boat held together with a new glue made out of cashew nuts and sugar.
Checking the soda bottle hulls of the Plastiki during its voyage across the
Pacific Ocean. Photos: Luca Babini/Plastiki
Pacific Ocean. Photos: Luca Babini/Plastiki
Life on the ocean floor - new species discovered
Looming out of the darkness, the face of life on the ocean floor.
Amazing pictures of previously unseen marine creatures were taken by scientists from the University of Queensland's Brain Institute.
The weird and wonderful were documented using remote-controlled equipment 1,400 metres down on the sea bed at Osprey Reef, 220 miles North-East of Cairns in Australia.
Professor Justin Marshall, the marine biologist who led the mission, said: "We simply do not know what life is down there and our cameras can now record the behaviour and life in Australia's largest biosphere, the deep-sea."
Amazing pictures of previously unseen marine creatures were taken by scientists from the University of Queensland's Brain Institute.
The weird and wonderful were documented using remote-controlled equipment 1,400 metres down on the sea bed at Osprey Reef, 220 miles North-East of Cairns in Australia.
Professor Justin Marshall, the marine biologist who led the mission, said: "We simply do not know what life is down there and our cameras can now record the behaviour and life in Australia's largest biosphere, the deep-sea."
This angler fish was among the creatures found by marine biologists from the Queensland Brain Institute. Photo: Justin Marshall
Married men be warned: don't enjoy yourselves too much.
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Orangutans love to watch people in zoos
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Talking on a mobile phone makes us oblivious to the outside world
Toxic toads will thrive thanks to global warming
Sole survivor...
The world's oldest shoe has been found in a cave in Armenia after 5,500 years buried under a pile of ancient sheep droppings.
Cane toads: they're tough little buggers. After being introduced into Australia in 1935, they now number 200 million. Photo: Craig Franklin
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