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Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

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Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

Biologists have long thought that speaking to nature’s economic value would persuade boardrooms it was worth saving. It hasn’t worked – so what, if anything, will?

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How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

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How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

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Hui Yu photographed this imposing portrait of a tropical flat-faced longhorn beetle on a family photography trip to a tropical rainforest at Gunung Jerai in Malaysia. A light bulb in a mosquito net attracted local invertebrates during the night, and in the morning there were lots of them to look at. Hui Yu is keen on macro-photography and chose the most colourful animal to take a portrait of. 'It had a strange look, like an alien, but it wasn't angry. It sat still on the branch all the time,' she says. 'I want people to know that all creatures, even small ones, count. So don't destroy the forest.'

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Stunning images highlight fight to save Earth’s rich biodiversity

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'We're precipitating an extermination rather than an extinction event'

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'We're precipitating an extermination rather than an extinction event'

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Filipino fishermen unload catches of Yellowfin tuna, Bigeye tuna, and Blue Marlin, after being at sea for approximately one month, at General Santos fish port, the Philippines, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. General Santos is known as the Philippines? tuna capital and hub for tuna fishing and exports of the products. The city hosts numerous processing facilities where the fish, primarily tuna, is packaged or canned for sale to the Filipino market and for export worldwide.

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Powerful images show dark side of South-East Asia’s fishing industry

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How to tackle environmental issues when the world can't agree

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A majestic oak tree seen from the base, its thick trunk covered in moss and reaching up into a canopy of vibrant green leaves. The branches spread wide against a bright sky.; Shutterstock ID 2527834681; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Trees have a microbiome inside them? This is both obvious and profound

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Forests with robust animal populations store four times as much carbon

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Biotech firm aims to create ‘ChatGPT of biology’ – will it work?

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Kew's Fungarium collection manager Lee Davies

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Unlocking genetic secrets of the world's most vital fungi collection

An inside look at the extensive, weird and wonderful fungi collection at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the ongoing projects hoping to make this menagerie the most valuable in the world

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Promises to improve nature are being broken by English house builders

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A spat over sand eels threatens puffins and other iconic seabirds

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Rewilding is often championed, but could it be bad for biodiversity?

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Unified approach could improve nature, climate and health all at once

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