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Ecuador gives US military permission to use Galapagos island as airfield
Criticising agreement, former president says Pacific archipelago is 'not for gringo use.' By Tom Embury-Dennis.
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A Strange Blight
As we grind up against the absolute limits of humanity’s use and misuse of our environment, it’s tempting to look to Silent Spring and ask why it had such a profound impact. By Meehan Crist.
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Rewilding feral horses to reinvigorate grasslands
Until quite recently in human history, and an eyeblink in the history of Earth’s ecologies, wild horses lived across much of the planet. By Brandon Keim.
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Amazon prevails in battle with South American countries for ‘.amazon’ domain name
Amazon has been embroiled in a 7-year dispute with Brazil and Peru over the domain name. By Matt Binder.
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The Soldiers who Protect a Rainforest
The Amazon is at risk from mining in French Guiana and it is the French Foreign Legion's job to protect it.
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Landmark UN Report to Show 'Transformational Change' Urgently Needed to Save Humanity and Natural World From Nightmarish Future
"Anyone who denies that we are in a human-induced extinction crisis is either lying or not paying attention." By Jon Queally.
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A War Reporter Covers “The End of Ice” — And It Will Change the Way You Think About Climate Catastrophe
Focusing on breath and gratitude, Dahr Jamail’s latest book, “The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption,” stitches together personal introspection and gut-wrenching interviews with leading climate experts. By Elise Swain.
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If Politicians Can’t Face Climate Change, Extinction Rebellion Will
A new movement is demanding solutions. They may just be in time to save the planet. By David Graeber.
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The Fantastically Strange Origin of Most Coal on Earth
The absence of the tiniest creature can shape the world in the biggest way. By Robert Krulwich.
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Living in a Country that thinks Green
These five countries are making positive global contributions to the planet and climate, according to the Good Country Index.
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Deer Wars: The Forest Awakens
On Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, culling deer is an act of cultural and ecological restoration. By Leslie Anthony.
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Death-Cap Mushrooms Are Spreading Across North America
“There’s nothing in the taste that tells you what you are eating is about to kill you.”
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Milkmen return to London as millennials bid to cut plastic waste
Milkmen and milkwomen are making a comeback in London as millennials have started using glass milk bottles in a bid to cut down plastic waste. Dairies in the capital told of a "phenomenal" upsurge in interest from younger customers at the start of the year amid growing public upset over plastic waste.
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The Little-Known Law That the Trump Administration Is Using to Build a Border Wall
Under the Real ID Act, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has the power to bypass environmental safeguards, rendering any ecological downside to a border wall a moot point. By Jimmy Tobias.
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Microbes Were Just Found in 'Dark Biosphere' Where They Shouldn't Exist
Cyanobacteria were recently, and unexpectedly, found living in "the dark biosphere," thousands of feet underground. By Mindy Weisberger. (Oct. 3, 2018)
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Hive Mentalities
Bees evolved from wasp ancestors around 100 million years ago. Their shift to a vegetarian diet had a profound effect on the evolution of flowering plants. By Tim Flannery.
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Small Weasel-Like Animals Are Taking Down Big Cats
Two elusive predators, the lynx and the fisher, battle to the death in the snowstorms of New England. By Joshua Rapp Learn.
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The Cavernous World under the Woods
On Vancouver Island, karst researchers hustle to save one of Earth’s most underappreciated—and fragile—ecosystems: an ecosystem hidden in plain sight. By Bruce Grierson.
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Meet the 'vigilante' grandfathers protecting indigenous forest life in Cambodia
At the edge of a forest on the northern plains of Cambodia, an indigenous community is building its own security system. By Matt Blomberg.
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Infected ‘Zombie Spiders’ Forced to Build Incubation Chambers for Their Parasitic Overlords
Parasites that control the behavior of their hosts for their own benefit are a well-documented natural phenomenon, but the discovery of a previously unknown relationship between a parasitic wasp and a social spider is particularly upsetting.
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