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Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

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Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

Fishing boats in the Gulf of Alaska are being stalked by enormous sperm whales, which charge in and rip huge volumes of fish from the lines

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A renewables revolution is afoot – but who will benefit?

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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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The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes

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The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes

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Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

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Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

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Guatemala volcano kills 75 as ash buries entire villages

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Guatemala volcano kills 75 as ash buries entire villages

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In big cities even the fish are always rushing around the place

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In big cities even the fish are always rushing around the place

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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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Mystery ozone-destroying gases linked to badly recycled fridges

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Mystery ozone-destroying gases linked to badly recycled fridges

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Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

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Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

The biomass of living organisms on the planet has halved since human civilisation began, and humans now outweigh all wild mammals tenfold

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Chinese giant salamanders may already be virtually extinct

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The volcanic eruption on Hawaii is now making an acidic fog

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A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined

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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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