Nature
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Star dune: Scientists solve mystery behind Earth’s largest desert sands
Star dunes – or pyramid dunes – are named after their distinctive shapes and reach hundreds of metres in height.…
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Colombia vows to put nature at the heart of global environmental negotiations
The environment minister Susana Muhamad says nature is a ‘pillar’ of fighting the climate crisis Patrick Greenfield The Guardian The…
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Colossal underwater canyon discovered near seamount deep in the Mediterranean Sea
Researchers have discovered a 33,000-foot-wide (10 kilometers) underwater canyon that was carved out of the Mediterranean seabed shortly before the…
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Mining the depths: Norway’s deep-sea exploitation could put it in environmental and legal murky waters
Now it is leading into another area, leveraging its long legacy of offshore oil and gas production into developing deep-sea…
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Energy transition: Charting a fair course for fishing fleets
The fishing industry, reliant on fossil fuels and vulnerable to climate change, needs to shift to alternative energy – but…
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Amazon’s record drought driven by climate change
It was the main driver of the Amazon rainforest’s worst drought in at least half a century, according to a…
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The UK environmental protections dropped since Brexit
The scale of the law changes means environmental legislation in the UK is facing death by a thousand cuts Helena…
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‘Legal animism’: when a river or even nature itself goes to court
The Vilcabamba River, a plaintiff in a trial there, convinced the tribunal that its own rights were being undermined by a…
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Earning the trust of a 40-stone silverback gorilla
Suddenly, the giant silverback – known as Mpungwe – charged at him with a shriek. Lucy Wallis BBC But, despite…
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Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie review – an optimist’s guide to the climate crisis
But is there something missing? Bibi van der Zee The Guardian Data scientist Hannah Ritchie has written a good-hearted, generous book that…
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ESA at 50: Celebrating the Nation’s Most Effective Environmental Law
The Act has saved hundreds of species from extinction, and is overwhelmingly popular with the American voters. Erik Molvar CounterPunch…
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Groundwater Contamination Drives California Farmers, Residents to Court
Near fields awash with strawberries and greens, Ileana Miranda and her family pay $72 a month to get water piped…
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Crimes against the Climate: Violence and Deforestation in the Amazon
These groups are endangering the rainforest and the safety of those attempting to defend it. It is imperative that regional…
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The disagreement between two climate scientists that will decide our future
Getting to net zero emissions by mid-century is conventionally understood as humanity’s best hope for keeping Earth’s surface temperature (already…
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Don’t applaud the climate summit’s loss and damage fund deal just yet – it might not warrant that standing ovation
Shortly after the opening ceremony of the 2023 United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, delegates of nations around the world rose in…
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Takeaways on fine water, a growing trend for the privileged in a world that’s increasingly thirsty
SAMTSE, Bhutan — Millions of people worldwide don’t have clean water to drink, even though the United Nations deemed water a…
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