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biodiversity

Three Gorges Dam

Environment

Humans have interfered with most of the world's greatest rivers

Long free-flowing rivers are incredibly biodiverse, but they have become increasingly rare and confined to remote regions in the Arctic, Amazon and the Congo basin

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The forgotten riches of the most densely biodiverse country on Earth

Life

The forgotten riches of the most densely biodiverse country on Earth

Features

Bombus ruderarius (Red-shanked Carder Bee) pictured on Kidney Vetch.

Life

A third of wild bee and hoverfly species are in decline in Britain

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Eric Alm

Health

I'm travelling the world to collect poo for the good of humankind

Features

World’s biggest bee rediscovered after decades on ‘most wanted’ list

Life

World’s biggest bee rediscovered after decades on ‘most wanted’ list

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Insects

Life

The decline of insects is nature’s alarm bell ringing very loudly

Leader

Butterflies are at particular risk of extinction

Environment

Huge global extinction risk for insects could be worse than we thought

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orchids

Life

Orchids at Kew Gardens review – celebrating the colour of Colombia

Culture

seed sowing

Comment

To feed 11 billion people, we must share crop seeds as a common good

Comment

Global leaders are worried about environmental issues

Technology

Global leaders warn of ecological collapse and technological meltdown

The top five global threats are all now either environmental or technological, according to a World Economic Forum survey of business and political leaders

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Humans

The Galapagos of the Indian Ocean: Voyage to a forgotten paradise

Features

Video

Anjali Goswami: Digitising life from around the world

Video

Life

Rewilding: Can we really restore ravaged nature to a pristine state?

Features

Technology

AI eavesdrops on Borneo’s rainforests to check on biodiversity

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