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Earth
Mystery wind drought that cut US wind power in 2015 is back
News
Earth
The big carbon clean-up: 2 steps to stop global warming at 1.5聽掳C
Features
Environment
Bald ibis among wildlife driven to extinction in Syria and Libya
News
Earth
Earth’s rarest minerals could hint at life on other planets
News
Humans
Belief in punitive gods linked with expansion of human societies
News
Environment
People today are still dying early from high 1970s air pollution
News
Humans
So long, suckers: Would it be safe to wipe out mosquitoes?
Opinion
Environment
Floods in Europe will cause five times more damage by 2050
News
Earth
Radioactive waste dogs Germany despite abandoning nuclear power
News
Earth
Decades-long heatwaves may hit Europe as climate change bites
News
Earth
Shock of the Anthropocene: Winners and losers in new world era
Culture
Earth
UK rains broke river flow record and climate change is to blame
News