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South Africa’s fight against the thirsty wattle
Cape Town is running out of water — but using the precious…
What will it take to clear the air in Berlin?
Berlin is notorious for dirty air in Germany. The local government wants…
Antarctica is melting from below and that’s bad news
So far, the Antarctic was seen as relatively stable. But a new…
Carbon capture: Expensive, risky – and indispensable?
New research suggests that unless we rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions we…
Australian scientists develop ‘sun-shield’ that could protect Great Barrier Reef from rising temperatures
As water temperatures rise and ocean acidity levels increase, corals are dying…
Miniature sleuths to sniff out transnational wildlife crooks
Bloodhounds and other sniffer dogs have been helping to track down villains…
Cape Town water crisis: adapting to a water-scarce future
Cape Town might have dodged Day Zero, but a new hyper-consciousness of…
Time running out to save the Earth’s plants and animals
Five new reports unveiled at a UN biodiversity summit in Colombia are…
World’s last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya
The world's last male northern white rhinoceros, named Sudan, died in Kenya,…
A poetic jolt – poems about extinction of species
Animal poetry is political, says Mikael Vogel. In his poetry collection "Dodos…