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city and trees

Earth

Treeconomics: How to put a fair price tag on urban forests

We can now calculate the exact value of a tree, from shade to beauty. Doing so could be the best way to protect them – and plan the forests of the future

Features

Angel Oak tree

Earth

The world's tallest tree costs more than a private island

Features

Iceberg being towed away from an oil rig

Earth

Towing icebergs to Cape Town is a poor way to halt water crisis

Comment

Colombia’s peace deal unwittingly unleashed hell on the Amazon

Earth

Colombia’s peace deal unwittingly unleashed hell on the Amazon

News

The birds of South Georgia are finally safe from marauding rats

Earth

The birds of South Georgia are finally safe from marauding rats

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Hawaii volcano is causing havoc and will spew lava for days

Earth

Hawaii volcano is causing havoc and will spew lava for days

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Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

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Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

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Smiling shopper looks at garment label

Earth

Are we deluding ourselves when we shop for eco-friendly stuff?

Comment

forest dead

Earth

The real palm oil problem: it's not just in your food

Insight

burger

Life

The fake burger test: Could meat made of plants ever fool you?

If you like meat, but don’t want a side of animal cruelty and environmental destruction, there’s something new on the menu – and it tastes surprisingly good

Features

Earth

A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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Life

A fossil may rewrite the story of how plants first lived on land

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Earth

The European Union has decided to ban bee-killing pesticides

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Earth

Cute but dim quolls have been taught to stop eating toxic toads

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