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Yosemite Rim Fire is taste of things to come

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Yosemite Rim Fire is taste of things to come

The huge wildfire burning 250 kilometres east of San Francisco threatens its power and water supplies, and is a sobering warning of changes that lie ahead

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Bottoms up for a bird on a balance

Life

Bottoms up for a bird on a balance

Regulars

Exploring our love/hate relationship with Gaia

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Exploring our love/hate relationship with Gaia

CultureLab

How an ocean went into hiding in Australia

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How an ocean went into hiding in Australia

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Earth's central heating is thinning Greenland

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Fracking could accelerate global warming

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Fracking could accelerate global warming

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Robotic plant learns to grow like the real thing

Technology

Robotic plant learns to grow like the real thing

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Is there hope for the bees?

Life

Is there hope for the bees?

CultureLab

Frack on or frack off: Can shale gas save the planet?

Earth

Frack on or frack off: Can shale gas save the planet?

Features

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The fracking debate needs more light, less heat

Both advocates and opponents of fracking are overstating their cases. To move forward we need a broader discussion about sustainable energy policy

Opinion

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Ballooning size of world's second-largest refugee camp

Regulars

Earth

Beautiful British bat is one in just 1000

Regulars

Earth

Arctic ice grows darker and less reflective

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Climate change may make civil wars much more common

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