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Simple equation shows how human activity is trashing the planet

The impact of industrialised societies on Earth has been described in a mathematical formula that should scare us all, says Owen Gaffney

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Everest is not the world's tallest mountain – and here's why

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Mauritius

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Long-lost continent found submerged deep under Indian Ocean

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Quartz

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Planet Earth makes its own water from scratch deep in the mantle

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Complex life may have had a false start 2.3 billion years ago

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The paradox powering Earth's magnetic field

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Magma beneath Earth's surface

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Molten iron river discovered speeding beneath Russia and Canada

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Sample of rock from the Chicxulub crater

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Dinosaur-killing asteroid turned planet Earth inside-out

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Danger and drama on mountains of lava: Tales of a volcano chaser

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Huge lake discovered 15 kilometres under a volcano

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Huge lake discovered 15 kilometres under a volcano

The discovery of a vast reservoir of water – as big as the largest freshwater lakes – could help reveal how eruptions occur, and how continental crust forms

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Space view makes for an eerie sight of the Colorado river

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Why San Francisco’s next quake could be much bigger than feared

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

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Where will we find the first telltale signs of the Anthropocene?

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