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It's time for science to take a back seat on climate change

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It's time for science to take a back seat on climate change

The last thing the debate on global warming needs is another IPCC report. Artists, lawyers, priests and playwrights must now step forward, says Fred Pearce

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Climate change hits one in six world heritage nature sites

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Climate change hits one in six world heritage nature sites

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Getting off the ground

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Plankton snacking on plastic caught on camera for the first time

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Plankton snacking on plastic caught on camera for the first time

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Modified mosquitoes begin blitz on dengue in Brazilian city

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Modified mosquitoes begin blitz on dengue in Brazilian city

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Underwater farmers grow strawberries in balloon gardens

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Underwater farmers grow strawberries in balloon gardens

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Ambitious bee-eater attempts to swallow a bat whole

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Ambitious bee-eater attempts to swallow a bat whole

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A welcome dose of environmental optimism

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A welcome dose of environmental optimism

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Did humans do this? Mystery of weird Amazonian savannah solved

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Did humans do this? Mystery of weird Amazonian savannah solved

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Bad economics has killed wind farm subsidies in the UK

Wind turbines can't compete with fossil-fuel power plants unless we factor in the needs of both investors and environment, says policy expert Michael Grubb

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Heaven on earth: The multiverse made of rock and grass

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New blow to UK fracking is a delay but not the end of the road

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A spoonful of sugar helps the environmental message go down

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No, soup of everyday chemicals isn't a cancer-causing combo

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