Nature
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As the Arctic melts, a regime shift is taking place
The old order is being swept away, leaving scientists to ask: What’s coming in its place? Ben Deacon ABC Weather…
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14 billion litres of untreated wastewater is created each day in developing countries, but we don’t know where it all goes
Yet 4.2 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, lack access to safe sanitation. Jacqueline Thomas The Conversation…
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Deforestation destroyed more than two football fields of Brazil’s Amazon a minute last year
Deforestation destroyed the equivalent of more than two football pitches each minute in the Brazilian Amazon in 2020, another devastating…
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The Mystery of the World’s Loneliest Penguins
How they got there, and whether they will stay, is unknown. Victoria Turk Wired UK Some years ago, researchers in…
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Hundreds of Pacific Islands are getting bigger despite global warming
Scientists at the University of Auckland found atolls in the Pacific nations of Marshall Islands and Kiribati, as well as…
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How the Soviet Union’s end sparked a grand rewilding
When Alyona Koshkina walks through the wild grasses of Kazakhstan’s vast plains in spring, she is overwhelmed by the life…
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‘The trash keeps coming’: Bali’s iconic beaches are buried in rubbish
Bali’s iconic beaches are covered in tonnes of ugly rubbish. SBS News Authorities say that between 30 and 60 tonnes…
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Jane Goodall: ‘Change is happening. There are many ways to start moving in the right way’
Jane Goodall is a primatologist who is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on chimpanzees. Jonathan Watts The…
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Why going for a swim in the ocean can be good for you, and for nature
For some it’s in the local or backyard swimming pool, but others prefer the salt water of the ocean. Rebecca…
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Plant Consciousness: The Fascinating Evidence Showing Plants Have Human Level Intelligence, Feelings, Pain and More
Plants, it turns out, really are highly conscious, intelligent and yes, they do have a brain. It’s just that no…
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Weather disasters cost $150bn in 2020, revealing impact of climate change – report
The world’s 10 costliest weather disasters of 2020 saw insured damages worth $150bn, topping the figure for 2019 and reflecting…
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The biggest events from 2020, before and after, as seen by satellites
2020 featured incredible upheaval around the world thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as its fill of natural and…
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This year wasn’t unprecedented. If anything, it set the precedent
This week, the poll results came in, with a resounding word of the year: “shit”. Waleed Aly Brisbane Times Several…
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Almost 90% of the world’s animal species will lose some habitat to agriculture by 2050
We also know that things are likely to get worse in the future, with a combination of habitat loss, climate…
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The Ocean Floor Is Spewing Methane Due to Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, the seascape is peppered with lights. Hannah Seo Truthout And every light…
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Sustainable cities after COVID-19: are Barcelona-style green zones the answer?
Previously bustling city centres remain empty, shunned in favour of suburban or rural areas where social distancing is easier and…
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