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East Africa’s drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration

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East Africa’s drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration

Fewer rains and dried-out riverbeds could mean more conflict with humans and livestock, and have a devastating impact on Africa’s wildlife, reports Adam Popescu

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Tractor cutting down biomass

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EU nations set to wipe out forests and not account for emissions

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Narwhal

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Narwhals could help us measure melting glaciers underwater

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Unshackled, big auto will keep choking the world on diesel fumes

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Unshackled, big auto will keep choking the world on diesel fumes

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Hundreds of newly-discovered plants may yield new crops or drugs

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Hundreds of newly-discovered plants may yield new crops or drugs

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Unique skeleton

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Frog skeleton allows them to jump horizontally or vertically

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Corals that grow faster in warm water could beat climate change

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Corals that grow faster in warm water could beat climate change

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It's been dry

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Driest ten months in 100 years recorded in southern England

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Plastic pollution on beach

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Remote Pacific island found buried under tonnes of plastic waste

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Picture of Earth looking very round and blue

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Odds on: Five scientific theories decided by wager

From the existence of black holes to the reality of climate change, over the years some big questions have been the subject of bets, finds Michael Brooks

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Polar bears shift from seals to bird eggs as Arctic ice melts

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Industry experts may replace dismissed EPA advisory scientists

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UK government subsidises coal sector with £356 million a year

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UK's plan to clean up its air is still inadequate, critics say

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