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drilling site in Lancashire

The push for UK fracking may be 55 million years too late

22 August 2017

Cuadrilla is pressing ahead with a project to drill for shale gas in Lancashire, but a geologist thinks plans for industrial-scale fracking may be doomed
A filter-feeder

Weird creatures are spreading polluting plastic through the sea

16 August 2017

Plastic particles sink to the seabed after being eaten and excreted by animals called larvaceans, which could be why we see less floating plastic than expected

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