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2KEFP4Y London, England, UK. 12th Nov, 2022. A protester outside Shell HQ holds a sign referencing the film 'Don't Look Up'. Thousands of people gathered outside Shell Headquarters in London and marched to Trafalgar Square as part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice as world leaders meet in Egypt for COP27. (Credit Image: ?? Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire) Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News

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After another dire year for the environment, here's to better times

Red lights continued to flash on the climate dashboard as many aspects of the natural world declined in 2024, although there were a few green shoots of hope to cling to, says Graham Lawton

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How a plan to make the world's largest snowflake was humbled by nature

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How a plan to make the world's largest snowflake was humbled by nature

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The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity

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The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity

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Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises

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Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises

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Morocco - Tafilalt Oasis - On July 2019 a wildfire spread over 3km across the palm grove burning more than 10,000 trees of which 2500 were palm trees. Summer wildfires are due to a combination of extreme temperatures and lying dead trees. which can easily catch fire in the summer months.

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Images reveal how climate change is upending life in Morocco's oases

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Name Wilbur, John

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The forgotten civil engineer with a vision we could all learn from

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What will it take to solve our planet's plastic pollution crisis?

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2XXTC85 Fish Farm on Sea, Hatchery Fishing, Greece Aquaculture, Marine Fish Farm. Sea fish farm cages and fishing nets, farming fish, with marine landscape an

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Vaclav Smil's take on how to feed future populations has one big flaw

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2XMXH3D London, UK. 30th July 2024. UK Weather: Heatwave sunset over St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge ends a warm Tuesday. The UK may have its hottest day of the year so far, as temperatures are expected to top 30C (86F) today. Credit: Guy Corbishley/Alamy Live News

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Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change

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Sunset / sunrise of Silhouette Shanghai skyline of Historical architecture and modern skyscraper on the bund of Shanghai city with Smog lies in misty fog, China

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Extreme heat is now making cities unlivable. How can we survive it?

Unbearable heat in China’s megacities reveals the future many of us face, but also suggests ways we can adapt

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The dilemma of mining more metals so we can ditch fossil fuels

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We must use genetic technologies now to avert the coming food crisis

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Why do we burn more coal and wood than ever, asks a provocative book

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Could seaweed be the ultimate carbon capture solution?

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