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RRS Sir David Attenborough

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RRS Sir David Attenborough and Boaty McBoatface visit London

Ahead of Cop26 and its first scientific voyage, the RRS Sir David Attenborough and Boaty McBoatFace visit London. New Scientist took a trip onboard.

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Boreal forest with black spruce

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Arctic wildfires threatening North America’s black spruce trees

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Big polar bear on drifting ice edge with snow and water in Arctic Svalbard. Big dangerous animal from cold nature.; Shutterstock ID 541733374; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Polar bears in Svalbard archipelago are inbreeding due to sea ice loss

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Map of North America

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Texas cold crisis early this year linked to melting Arctic sea ice

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Lake Hazen base camp on Ellesmere Island

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Climate change linked to risk of viruses jumping species in the Arctic

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How a Norwegian island is already living our climate change future

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How a Norwegian island is already living our climate change future

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Dinosaurs lived in the Arctic around 70 million years ago

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Dinosaurs lived in the Arctic around 70 million years ago

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Arctic sea ice

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Some Arctic sea ice is thinning twice as fast as previously thought

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forest fire

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‘Zombie’ fires in Alaska and Canada may be becoming more common

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Coldest places on Earth (East Antarctic Plateau)

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Where is the coldest place on Earth?

If you're planning a holiday bring your blanket and get ready to hunker down, these are the coldest places on Earth ever recorded

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Godzilla Sahara dust storm linked to melting Arctic sea ice

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British Museum exhibition shows how Arctic culture is under threat

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Arctic sea ice loss could trigger huge levels of extra global warming

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Tiny algae can photosynthesise and grow in the dark beneath Arctic ice

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