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Earth

Let's harness synthetic biology to fix our broken planet

If we want to reverse desertification, synthetic bacteria are one of the safer geoengineering options, says biologist��Ricard Solé

Features

Soil isn't sexy but we need to dig in and help conserve it

Life

Soil isn't sexy but we need to dig in and help conserve it

News

Minke whales off Iceland

Life

Sound blasts could keep whales away from wind farm construction

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Climate change could destroy wild relatives of cereals by 2070

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Climate change could destroy wild relatives of cereals by 2070

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Vjose river

Earth

Scientists demand halt to damming of Europe’s last wild river

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$fracking$

Earth

You can see fracking's impact on Earth's surface from space

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Woman looking into a large fridge

Earth

Repairing your old fridge sounds green but buying new is better

Analysis

Matt Ridley

Earth

Should UK's Royal Society host those who deny climate science?

Analysis

Paris climate deal may come into force by the end of 2016

Earth

Paris climate deal may come into force by the end of 2016

News

Arctic ice melt is killing birds and will leave caribou stranded

Earth

Arctic ice melt is killing birds and will leave caribou stranded

The trend for more sea ice to melt sooner spells trouble for Arctic ecosystems on an unprecedented scale – and it’s not just polar bears that are in peril

News

Life

China’s fancy for ‘aquatic cocaine’ could wipe out rare porpoise

News

Earth

Arctic summer sea ice melts to second lowest level ever recorded

News

Earth

UK approves controversial Hinkley C nuclear power plant

News

Health

Our water is full of drugs and we don't know their effects

Insight