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Iron-rich dust fuelled 4 million years of ice ages

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Iron-rich dust fuelled 4 million years of ice ages

The iron in dust fertilises plankton growth and triggers ice age conditions – suggesting that geoengineering projects could cool the climate

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Can spotting dead polar bears add up to misconduct?

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Can spotting dead polar bears add up to misconduct?

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OK, climate sceptics: here's the raw data you wanted

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OK, climate sceptics: here's the raw data you wanted

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Shipping industry agrees CO2 emission standards

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Overfishing eats away at genetic diversity of fish

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Overfishing eats away at genetic diversity of fish

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US pollution rules could save $280 billion a year

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Australia is first nation to put a price on carbon

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Australia is first nation to put a price on carbon

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Second world war bombers changed the weather

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Second world war bombers changed the weather

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Germany will use fossil fuels to plug nuclear gap

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Germany will use fossil fuels to plug nuclear gap

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Thousands of gas leaks under Boston and San Francisco

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Thousands of gas leaks under Boston and San Francisco

Ageing pipes are responsible for leaks of natural gas all over the US and elsewhere which can contribute to global warming

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Health

Environment plays a big part in autism

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Volcanic eruption 'overdue' in Australia

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Deep sea gold rush: Mining hydrothermal vents

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Life

Parrots join apes and Aristotle in the club of reason

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