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What is 'blobology' and how is it transforming biology?

Spectacular images from a new microscope spark a "revolution" in biology

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The Amazon in Brazil is on fire - how bad is it?

Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they?

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How fire shaped humans, and forged the modern economy

If you rule out everything made by fire, we would not be left with much of an economy at all.

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Has Kenya's plastic bag ban worked?

Plastic carrier bags were made illegal, so how has the government enforced the ban?

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Amazon fires: Forest loss challenges Paris climate ambition

Fossil fuel burning is the big issue but continued forest cover loss will make climate targets harder to achieve, say scientists.

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Greta Thunberg: Why are young climate activists facing...

In the fractious climate debate, criticism of young activists has sometimes spiralled into abuse.

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Could serenading mosquitoes help stop the spread of malaria?

That annoying buzz we all recognise from summer evenings is actually a love song for a mosquito.

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Seal sculpture made from Essex beach plastic rubbish

The plastic waste collected from one beach is "the tip of the iceberg", the artist says.

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Nasa said to be investigating first allegation of a crime...

The space agency is reportedly looking into an allegation against astronaut Anne McClain.

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Nasa astronauts train in underwater space station

Nasa astronauts have been sampling the spacecraft experience at the Johnson Space Centre in Texas.