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Great Barrier Reef

Our grandchildren may never see the Great Barrier Reef recover

18 April 2018

The reef has been so severely damaged by record ocean heat that it has had no chance to recover fully - and may never be the same again.
Drones reveal huge colonies of 1.5 million penguins on islands

Drones reveal huge colonies of 1.5 million penguins on islands

6 March 2018

Two massive colonies of Adélie penguins have been discovered on the Danger Islands off the coast of Antarctica, bringing the global population to 8 million

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