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Alarm as ice loss from Antarctica triples in the past five years

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Alarm as ice loss from Antarctica triples in the past five years

The loss of Antarctica’s ice has been accelerating ominously since 2012, and could lead to big rises in sea level if the rate of loss keeps increasing

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Artist's impression of the Swansea tidal power project, showing a walkway around the periphery

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Why tidal power won't solve the world's renewable energy needs

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Africa's 2000-year-old trees of life are suddenly dying off

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Africa's 2000-year-old trees of life are suddenly dying off

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A renewables revolution is afoot – but who will benefit?

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renewable energy

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Finally we can power the planet on renewables alone – here's how

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Europeans now burn more palm oil in their cars than they eat

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Europeans now burn more palm oil in their cars than they eat

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A day used to be less than 19 hours long 1.4 billion years ago

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A day used to be less than 19 hours long 1.4 billion years ago

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The Great Barrier Reef has died 5 times in the last 30,000 years

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The Great Barrier Reef has died 5 times in the last 30,000 years

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Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming

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Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming

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Someone is wrecking the ozone layer again. They must be stopped

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Someone is wrecking the ozone layer again. They must be stopped

For the health of our planet, and ourselves, we must find and foil those who breach crucial environmental treaties, says Lesley Evans Ogden

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Plastic waste is a problem – but some solutions are even worse

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Fixing planet plastic: How we'll really solve our waste problem

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Worst-case climate change scenario is even worse than we thought

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We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

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