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How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

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How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

Rachel Carson’s look at the dire effects of industrial and agricultural pollution birthed the modern environmental movement when it was first published – and remains as crucial a read today, finds Rowan Hooper

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Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release methane 'fire ice'

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Shocking turtle photo reveals efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade

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Shocking turtle photo reveals efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade

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David Attenborough is one of a kind, for better or worse

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Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass is still an essential read

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Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass is still an essential read

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�鶹��ý recommends the engaging Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal

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The best new popular science books of March 2026

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The best new popular science books of March 2026

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A collection of sorted pieces of plastic collected from the beaches of Cape Town

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How worried should you be about microplastics?

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Tim Winton on why he tackled climate change in his novel Juice

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Tim Winton on why he tackled climate change in his novel Juice

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The toxic burden of pesticides is growing all around the world

Pesticides are becoming more toxic and just about every country is using more of them year after year, despite a UN target to halve the overall risk by 2030

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Pinning extreme weather on climate change: Best ideas of the century

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How lab-grown lichen could help us to build habitations on Mars

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Testing the Amazon's ability to soak up increasing carbon emissions

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A sinister, deadly brain protein could reveal the origins of all life

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