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Why Obama's Supreme Court nomination is good for the climate

Earth

Why Obama's Supreme Court nomination is good for the climate

President Barack Obama has nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the US Supreme Court. His record suggests it could be positive for environmental campaigners

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Aquatic plant that feeds like a Venus flytrap faces extinction

Life

Aquatic plant that feeds like a Venus flytrap faces extinction

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Technology

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Tiny sensors carried by pigeons can test air quality on the wing

Life

Tiny sensors carried by pigeons can test air quality on the wing

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Sea-level rise may displace 13 million people in the US by 2100

Earth

Sea-level rise may displace 13 million people in the US by 2100

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Disused building in Pripyat

Earth

Wildlife heaven or nuclear hell: Chernobyl’s future up for grabs

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Arctic scene

Earth

Northern hemisphere temperature breaches a terrifying milestone

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New York

Earth

Nature's fair share? Behind the call to hand back half of Earth

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Humans

The Persuaders: How we let the PR industry control our minds

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Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Life

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Bioluminescent lighting made from living bacteria offers an alternative to electric lights for shops, street signs and parks

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Life

Longest-ever period of coral bleaching to extend well into 2017

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Earth

Mystery wind drought that cut US wind power in 2015 is back

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Earth

Record global temperatures bring strongest ever cyclone to Fiji

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Giant mountains of green glass prepare to face the heat

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