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Polar bears in Svalbard archipelago are inbreeding due to sea ice loss

As global warming causes Arctic ice to melt away, archipelago-based polar bears are having more difficulty reaching each other, resulting in inbreeding

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Texas cold crisis early this year linked to melting Arctic sea ice

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container ship Maersk Murcia

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Shipping has made slow progress on climate change – can methanol help?

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Space

Martian cave entrances may offer a life-friendly radiation shield

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Life

Organic blobs built in lab may be small step towards synthetic life

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Environment

Inside the fight to stop destructive fishing in marine protected areas

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Kelp surveys on England's south coast monitor a key climate defence

Environment

Kelp surveys on England's south coast monitor a key climate defence

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We have just two years to stop deep-sea mining from going ahead

Environment

We have just two years to stop deep-sea mining from going ahead

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Microbes burping methane on Mars may be right next to NASA rover

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Chris Mason interview: Let's tweak human DNA for life on other planets

Earth

Chris Mason interview: Let's tweak human DNA for life on other planets

To become an interplanetary species, we may have to genetically engineer ourselves to be more resilient, says geneticist Chris Mason. He has a 500-year plan for life away from Earth

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Space

The hunt for extraterrestrial life is about to enter a new era

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Space

The clouds of Venus are too dry to support life as we know it

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Space

Clays found in Martian crater hint that the planet was once habitable

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Space

The building blocks for life might exist at the edge of the galaxy

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