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Human arrivals wiped out the Caribbean鈥檚 giant ground sloths
Many giant mammals in the Americas have died out but it has been hard to say whether humans or natural events were responsible. Now, in the Caribbean at least, we know
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When it comes to climate, Donald Trump is in a club by himself
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What we’re doing now will make the ocean completely unliveable
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Planting trees could mop up ten years鈥� worth of greenhouse gases
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China鈥檚 dreadful air pollution seems to have got a bit better
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Europe and the US were most responsible for deadly heatwave
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The latest science reads remind us why we really do need experts
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A third of animals are vanishing as roads spread through forests
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Rivers and forests need the same legal rights we grant to people
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Oysters can 鈥榟ear鈥� the ocean even though they don鈥檛 have ears
These seemingly oblivious shellfish are highly sensitive to sounds, which could help them monitor incoming tides, hear thunder and spot approaching predators
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La Ni帽a forecast may mean even worse Atlantic hurricanes in 2018
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UN climate events are a wasted opportunity for public engagement
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New York should prepare for 15-metre storm surges by 2300
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Robotic underwater miners can go where humans can’t
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