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Darwin on Endless Trial
Morten Høi Jensen weighs two takes on Darwin’s legacy.
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Chemical sunshade to slow warming may not be feasible: U.N. draft
The idea of spraying a haze of sun-dimming chemicals high above the Earth as a quick way to slow global warming faces so many obstacles that it may not be feasible, a leaked draft U.N. report says. By Alister Doyle.
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Australian raptors start fires to flush out prey
In the first recorded instance of fire being used by animals other than humans, three Australian birds of prey species have been seen carrying burning twigs to set new blazes. John Pickrell reports.
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Ocean acidification causes changes in mussel shells
A team of scientists led by Florida State University have discovered that the shells of California mussels (Mytilus californianus) are being altered at its most basic structural level. For centuries, the shells have a relatively uniform mineralogical make-up: long, cylindrical calcite crystals arranged in neat vertical rows with crisp, geometric regularity. This, however, appears to be no longer the case for shell specimens collected within the last 15 years.
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[National Geographic’s] Best Photos of 2017
National Geographic’s 57 best images of the year—curated from 88 photographers, 112 stories, and nearly 2 million photographs.
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Let it go: The Arctic will never be frozen again
There’s new evidence that an unprecedented transformation is underway at the North Pole. By Eric Holthaus.
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Jellyfish Have Superpowers–and Other Reasons They Don’t Deserve Their Bad Reputation
Despite making a poor first impression, jellyfish are among the most unusual animals on Earth and deserve a second chance to introduce themselves. By Philip Lamb.
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Wildcats, butterflies, tortoises: all are endangered by Trump’s border wall
In the Rio Grande Valley, close to the border with Mexico, the president’s proposed barrier spells danger for the region’s plentiful wildlife. By Les Carpenter.
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Winning Slowly Is the Same as Losing
The technology exists to combat climate change – what will it take to get our leaders to act? By Bill McKibben.
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Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues
Generating three centimeters of top soil takes 1,000 years, and if current rates of degradation continue all of the world's top soil could be gone within 60 years, a senior UN official said. By Chris Arsenault.
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Can a River Sue a Farmer?
Does a river have rights? Indeed, according to a new lawsuit. As outlandish as the case seems to many observers, it may be laying the groundwork for something bigger. By Chris Bennett. (Nov. 6, 2017)
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Tears and tree houses: The occupation in Germany’s Hambach Forest
The trees may soon have to give way to a coal mine expansion. But activists are building tree houses and blocking roads. DW spent three days in the ancient forest with them. By Patrick Große.
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New Zealand’s War on Rats Could Change the World
The nation wants to eradicate all invasive mammal predators by 2050. Gene-editing technology could help—or it could trigger an ecological disaster of global proportions.
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A Very Old Man for a Wolf
He was the alpha male of the first pack to live in Oregon since 1947. For years, a state biologist tracked him, collared him, counted his pups, weighed him, photographed him, and protected him. But then the animal known as OR4 broke one too many rules. By Emma Marris.
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Seriously Metal Photos of Canada’s Tree Planters
Rita Leistner’s latest exhibition captures the intensity of tree planting.
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Herbicide Health Dangers: Monsanto Faces Blowback Over Cancer Cover-Up
A release of internal emails has revealed that U.S. agrochemical giant Monsanto manipulated studies of the company's herbicide, Roundup. Experts believe the product causes cancer - and the consequences for the company could be dire.
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2017 on course to be deadliest on record for land defenders
Deaths of environmental activists locked in conflict with mining, logging and agricultural companies across three continents has passed 150. By Matthew Taylor.
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The battle to save Africa’s endangered mountain gorillas
Civil war, deforestation, disease and poaching have driven the mighty mountain gorilla to the brink of extinction. Conservation efforts have helped boost population numbers, but humans are still their greatest threat. By Eva de Vries.
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Native or Invasive
Neither people nor plants fit into easy categories in the post-colonial era. By Anjali Vaidya.
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Stranger than Fiction
To question the idea of progress requires an extremism of vision or a terrifying kind of independence. By Siddhartha Deb.
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