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The waters around Australia are riddled with more than 4,000 tiny pieces of plastic per square kilometer, posing a threat to marine life and humans, new research has found. ...more |
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A Russian court on Thursday granted bail to the last Greenpeace activist still in custody over a protest against offshore oil drilling in the Arctic. ...more |
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New research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters details the first subglacial lakes to be identified in Greenland. ...more |
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Britain, France and Germany want to curtail further a European Union plan to regulate CO2 emissions from flights, setting up a clash with Brussels keen to maintain the bloc's climate policy which has sparked threats of a global trade war. ...more |
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Jordan is set to build its first utility-scale wind farm, after the developers agreed financing for the $290m project. ...more |
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New-generation petrol engines of passenger cars emit about 1,000 times more particles, including carcinogens, than traditional petrol engines, a study by German researchers showed. ...more |
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![Iroko trees, the new warrior for climate change Iroko trees, the new warrior for climate change](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_0e215de5-4255-4888-90da-9262639d6890_.png) |
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Iroko trees are native to the west coast of Africa. Sometimes called Nigerian teak, their wood is tough, dense, and very durable. ...more |
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The basic idea of a fish trap is that when a fish swims inside through it's opening, it cannot get out, therefore trapping the fish and making it easier for populations to collect a decent catch. ...more |
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![David Cameron to tackle illegal wildlife trade with global summit David Cameron to tackle illegal wildlife trade with global summit](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ff0a43ff-3378-463a-84f9-3f9b7a4d093b_.jpg) |
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David Cameron will host the highest level global summit to date on combating the illegal wildlife trade in London. ...more |
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Eight Arabian Gulf countries are preparing a strategy to protect marine life in the region. ...more |
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