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Earth

Face to face in the Arctic with a terrifying new sublime

The "sublime" power of nature once filled us with awe. Now we run the planet, the picture has changed and is even more terrifying, says Sumit Paul-Choudhury

Culture

An iceberg near an oil rig

Technology

Sonar to listen for moving icebergs near Arctic oil platforms

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A red knot, which is brown, on the shoreline, with a white clam in its bill

Earth

Earlier ice melt in the Arctic cuts survival of birds in Africa

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An Earth made verdant by greenhouse gases brings its own dangers

Life

An Earth made verdant by greenhouse gases brings its own dangers

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Looks like mud pile on some mud, with a couple of tiny spiders quite far away. It's the Arctic sea floor, so not that exciting I guess

Life

New Arctic life on barren seabed thrives on methane jets

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Water drips into the sea from an ice shelf

Earth

Record early ice melt in Greenland due to freak warm weather

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A picture of the big red boat that is Boaty McBoatface, sailing along

Earth

Boaty McBoatface: where Monty Python meets serious science

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Polar wildlife under threat as ice melts and makes seas brighter

Earth

Polar wildlife under threat as ice melts and makes seas brighter

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