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Disasters

Humans

The Bhopal disaster 35 years on: Why the full truth remains unknown

On the night of 2 December 1984, a chemical leak from a pesticides plant killed thousands in the Indian city of Bhopal – but no one has really been called to account

Regulars

How to defend Earth from asteroids

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oil spill

Environment

From the archives: When oil turned Alaska’s coastline black

Regulars
A man on the remains of a bridge in Zimbabwe

Environment

Images show the devastation of Cyclone Idai

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Body bags filled with people who have lost their lives from the tsunami

Environment

Over 800 people have died after a massive tsunami hit Indonesia

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Lifting an underwater robot out of the water

Environment

The underwater drones that hunt for oil spills beneath the waves

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The rescue submarine designed by Elon Musk's engineers

Humans

Elon Musk’s submarine plan to rescue Thai cave boys deserves respect

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Health

Can trapped Thai boys be rescued by learning to scuba dive?

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Earth

Guatemala volcano kills 75 as ash buries entire villages

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Earth

Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming

The asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago caused dramatic climate change, which could mean we are underestimating how much the planet will warm in the coming centuries

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Earth

Hawaii’s erupting volcano may blast out ‘10-tonne cannonballs’

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Earth

Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

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Health

Why a nasty surprise lurks 100 years on from the lethal 1918 flu

Culture

Earth

What a surprise – the end of the world has been delayed, again

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