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forest elephants

Environment

Elephants help forests store more carbon by destroying smaller plants

By trampling and grazing on small plants, elephants in central African rainforests favour the growth of large trees that store more carbon

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Claire Burke

Technology

Claire Burke on using thermal drone tech to protect orangutans

Regulars

Rare footage of a beaver gnawing through a tree in North Yorkshire

Environment

Rare footage of a beaver gnawing through a tree in North Yorkshire

Regulars

Species - chimpanzees

Definition

What is a species?

Pyramid teabags

Environment

How teabags became a secret weapon in the fight against climate change

Features

tufted puffin

Environment

Hundreds of puffins are starving to death because of climate change

News

Free-floating DNA to reveal the health of river and lake ecosystems

Environment

Free-floating DNA to reveal the health of river and lake ecosystems

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Hippos are living silicon pumps

Life

Hippos poop a huge amount of silicon every day – and it’s a good thing

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Video

Britain's wildlife needs you

Video

Emily Mitchell: Mysterious early lifeforms

Video

Emily Mitchell: Mysterious early lifeforms

We know very little about Ediacarans, Earth’s first complex life. Palaeontologist Emily Mitchell reveals why they are such intriguing creatures

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Earth

Biodiversity in crisis: Earth’s giant construction projects mapped out

Features

Earth

Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet

Features

Humans

Call off the grizzly bear trophy hunt, it's immoral and unscientific

Comment

Life

Lobster krill fight off big penguins with their tiny pincers

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