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Climate change ‘will make hundreds of millions homeless’

Carbon dioxide levels indicate rise in temperatures that could lead agriculture to fail on entire continentsIt is increasingly likely that hundreds of millions of people will be displaced from their homelands in the near future as a result of global wa…

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David Attenborough opens Essex nature reserve built on London’s waste

Thurrock Thameside nature park, which rests on a rubbish dump, has been officially opened by Sir David AttenboroughThurrock Thameside nature park has the look of a classic wildlife reserve. Perched on the Essex coastline on the Thames estuary, it cover…

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Life on Earth… but not as we know it

Never mind aliens in outer space. Some scientists believe we may be sharing the planet with ‘weird’ lifeforms that are so different from our own they’re invisible to usAcross the world’s great deserts, a mysterious sheen has been found on boulders and …

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Call for DNA biologists to join fight against deadly new threats to wildlife

Research into creation of a new generation of synthetic organisms could be the way to save some of the natural world’s most endangered species, according to conservationistsConservation workers will this week seek help from an unlikely set of allies. T…

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Why our turbulent weather is getting even harder to predict

The cold snap, fingers crossed, is about to end. But extreme weather – snow, floods and drought – is the new norm.Britain’s weather excelled itself last week. It produced an Easter Sunday that was the coldest on record in the UK. Temperatures stuck…

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Freezing weather brings fresh perils for British wildlife

Public urged to help save mammals, birds and insects whose habitats and food supplies have come under pressureBritain’s continued freezing weather is threatening ever greater numbers of wild animals, birds and insects across the country, experts have w…

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Deer cull would threaten thousands of jobs, say furious gamekeepers

Highland estates and rural communities would be devastated by loss of income from stalking if proposal is acted onProposals to cull up to 750,000 deer in Britain have been denounced by furious gamekeepers who claim the move would also be a death knell …

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Fracking is the only way to achieve Obama climate change goals, says senior scientist

Boosting natural gas production could provide a ‘bridge fuel’ and cut carbon emissionsAmerica will only achieve the ambitious climate change goals outlined by President Barack Obama last week by encouraging wide-scale fracking for natural gas over the …

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How the rock hyrax’s toilet habits left climate scientists a 55,000-year trail

The dried urine of the African and Asiatic mammal is helping to reveal key markers in the planet’s environmental pastScientists have devised an unusual method for investigating past climate changes – by digging into ancient layers of dried urine left…

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Horsemeat does carry a health risk, but it’s incredibly small

Even for people whose diet is mainly convenience meals, the real threat comes from high levels of fat and saltThe discovery that horsemeat has been used in a variety of processed foods, including burgers, lasagne and other convenience meals, is disquie…

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