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East Africa's drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration

24 May 2017

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
Narwhal

Narwhals could help us measure melting glaciers underwater

18 May 2017

A project off Greenland will tag whales with sensors to measure sea temperatures and ice melt in hard-to-reach places, improving predictions of sea-level rise

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