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A bee and a wasp perch on flowers

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Bees vs wasps: Which insect is really worthy of all the buzz?

Bees get all the good PR compared with wasps, but how do their talents measure up? ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ pits these insects against each other in eight different categories, from cognitive skills to stings, architecture to cunning

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Environmental Activists Rally at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

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We must accept we won’t meet 1.5°C climate target, says report

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada ??? 14 August 2021 ??? View of the Montreal city downtown from the belvedere Kondiaronk of the Mont Royal park.

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COP15: Canada to replace China as venue for UN biodiversity summit

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Eating green means considering biodiversity as well as climate change

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Fascinating shots of extinct and endangered animals and plants

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Kunming in China, where COP15 is due to take place

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China is putting nature at risk with its biodiversity summit delays

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Mediterranean forest dominated by evergreen Holm oak (Quercus ilex), with deciduous trees coming into leaf in spring. Liendo Valley, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

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Tree plantations with diverse species grow better than monocultures

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TOPSHOT - Activists from the climate change group Extinction Rebellion (XR) take part in a protest in Glasgow on November 8, 2021, during the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference. - The COP26 climate talks resuming Monday have so far unfolded on parallel planes, with high-level announcements stage-managed by host country Britain during week one riding roughshod over a laborious UN process built on consensus among nearly 200 countries. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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COP26: No countries have delivered on promise to improve climate plans

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DRX16P A Pig-Nosed Turtle swims in the Atlanta Aquarium.

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Over a fifth of reptile species are at risk of extinction

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Idea leuconoe butterfly

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Climate change and farming may have halved some insect populations

Warmer temperatures and intense agriculture may be responsible for a 49 per cent decline in insect numbers in some areas, with the tropics worst hit

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30 by 30: The conservation breakthrough we need to save biodiversity

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Early warning system for Amazon forest losses seen in climate models

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AI-powered camera traps could protect Gabon wildlife from poachers

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UN biodiversity talks fail to agree on new targets to protect wildlife

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