Environmental Sciences
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Ximena Velez-Liendo is saving Andean bears with honey
In 1998, at the age of 22, conservation biologist Ximena Velez-Liendo came face-to-face with South America’s largest carnivore on her…
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Clean Water Alliance: Sports urge government water pollution action
The Alliance wants regulators to be funded adequately to monitor, investigate and hold polluters to account, while it is also…
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A new U.S. tool maps where heat will be dangerous for your health
Summer is coming. After last year’s record-breaking and deadly heat, forecasts show that above-average summer temperatures are likely to return…
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A rapid shift in ocean currents could imperil the world’s largest ice shelf
Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, buttressing a dozen major glaciers and slowing their flow into the ocean, may be surprisingly sensitive…
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Engineers in Oregon train dog robot to walk on Moon
The multidisciplinary team has a two-year $2 million grant to help Nasa study the asteroid’s surface. The LASSIE (Legged Autonomous…
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Watch: Russian region hit by record flooding
In the Russian region of Orenburg, thousands of people have been evacuated as water levels surge to over nine metres.…
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Heat waves cause more illness and death in U.S. cities with fewer trees
In the United States, urban neighborhoods with primarily white residents tend to have more trees than neighborhoods whose residents are…
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Watch stunning images and best moments from total solar eclipse
Watch stunning images of the total solar eclipse as it carved a path across the North American continent. The total…
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Where in the UK can you see the Monday 8 April solar eclipse?
Image source, Getty Images By Ruth Comerford BBC News A total solar eclipse is set to span North America on…
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Here’s how to safely watch the rare solar eclipse in North America
Millions of people in North America will be able to witness a rare solar eclipse on Monday. It’s an incredible…
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