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Serious heat is a serious threat, and people must get better at talking about it.
Missing the wood for the trees.
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Planting trees is a popular way for companies to clean up their image. Unfortunately, it may cause more problems than it solves.
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The warming of the oceans means that the plants and organisms used as warning systems for pollution are being rendered ineffective.
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The UK was part of the EU’s collective pledge of emissions cuts ahead of Paris.
A road to nowhere?
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Solar roadways have been promoted as a way to fight climate change, put people to work and make driving safer. But on closer inspection the reality is less than impressive.
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Saving the rhino means tackling demand for its horn.
AI can definitely help us monitor floods and could perhaps even deliver more accurate early-warning messages in the near future.
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Mosquitoes are transferring microplastics eaten in water into birds and other non-marine animals.
Storms Florence, Isaac and Helene on September 9.
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An ‘ex-hurricane’ will hit the UK and Ireland for the second consecutive year.
On the fence.
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As both beneficiary and victim of EU policies, yellowhammers are apt symbols for Brexit’s divisions.
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Relocation from risky areas is the only safe response.
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The US government is set to make it easier for oil and gas firms to leak methane into the atmosphere.
Honey bees on a beekeeper’s hive.
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All too often the media buzz is centred around the managed honeybee, at the expense of other wild bee species.
Inside a snailfish.
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These ‘snailfish’ look too fragile to exist several miles below the waves.
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Scientists have calculated the ‘water footprint’ of different diets across the UK, France and Germany.
Stormy seas ahead.
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Confrontation between French and British scallop fishers is a warning about the resource conflicts of the future.
Intelligent Growth Solutions
Vertical farms grow more food but use much more energy, so let’s consider other kinds of urban agriculture.
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Scientists have modelled the effects of huge hypothetical energy projects in the desert.
Old Delhi skyline.
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The case for pragmatism, not dogma.
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Rainforests may have played far more of a role in shaping human evolution than previously thought.
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And here’s what to do once a future sinkhole has been identified.
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Neither country’s fishing fleet has come out of this well.
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A lesser known aspect of bogs is their remarkable potential to preserve both environmental and archaeological records.
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Not all birds have eyes on the sides of their heads – but even those that do can see straight in front of them.
Kaiowá and Guarani protecting their lands on a possible eviction day, March 2018.
In the name of global development, the silent genocide of one of Brazil’s largest ethnic groups is taking place.