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A Massive Oil Pipeline Threatens To Carve Through The Heart Of AfricaA Rothschild giraffe walks near Lake Albert in Uganda, a region where oil is set to be pumped from.

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A Massive Oil Pipeline Threatens To Carve Through The Heart Of AfricaA Rothschild giraffe walks near Lake Albert in Uganda, a region where oil is set to be pumped from.
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A Massive Oil Pipeline Threatens To Carve Through The Heart Of Africa

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Invasive Alien Species Pose A Major Global Threat To Wildlife And HumansMacro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.

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Invasive Alien Species Pose A Major Global Threat To Wildlife And HumansMacro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.
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Invasive Alien Species Pose A Major Global Threat To Wildlife And Humans

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Extreme El Niño Can "Switch Off" South America’s Forest Carbon SinkWax palm trees, native to the humid montane forests of the Andes, towering the landscape of Cocora Valley at Salento, among the coffee zone of Colombia

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Extreme El Niño Can "Switch Off" South America’s Forest Carbon SinkWax palm trees, native to the humid montane forests of the Andes, towering the landscape of Cocora Valley at Salento, among the coffee zone of Colombia
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Extreme El Niño Can "Switch Off" South America’s Forest Carbon Sink

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How Do Large Wind Farms Impact Sea Life?An offshore wind farm at sunset.

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How Do Large Wind Farms Impact Sea Life?An offshore wind farm at sunset.
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How Do Large Wind Farms Impact Sea Life?

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The Great Dying: What Caused Earth's Biggest Extinction Event?A dead tree in a dry landscape.

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The Great Dying: What Caused Earth's Biggest Extinction Event?A dead tree in a dry landscape.
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The Great Dying: What Caused Earth's Biggest Extinction Event?

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What Does It Mean When They Say There Is 30 Percent Chance Of Rain?The weather forecast over the USA.

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What Does It Mean When They Say There Is 30 Percent Chance Of Rain?The weather forecast over the USA.
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What Does It Mean When They Say There Is 30 Percent Chance Of Rain?

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What Lies Beneath Desert Sand: Uncovering the Secrets BelowSand dunes in the desert.

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What Lies Beneath Desert Sand: Uncovering the Secrets BelowSand dunes in the desert.
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What Lies Beneath Desert Sand: Uncovering the Secrets Below

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Megaslumps Explained: Their Impact And Threat To Earth's FutureA satellite image showing the Siberian's Batagaika Crater on July 23, 2013.

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Megaslumps Explained: Their Impact And Threat To Earth's FutureA satellite image showing the Siberian's Batagaika Crater on July 23, 2013.
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Megaslumps Explained: Their Impact And Threat To Earth's Future

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Paper Cups And Straws Could Be Just As Bad As PlasticFloating paper cups

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Paper Cups And Straws Could Be Just As Bad As PlasticFloating paper cups
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Paper Cups And Straws Could Be Just As Bad As Plastic

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A Mysterious Cosmic Metal May Solve The Rare Earths CrisisTetrataenite found in Nuevo Mercurio, Zacatecas, Mexico

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A Mysterious Cosmic Metal May Solve The Rare Earths CrisisTetrataenite found in Nuevo Mercurio, Zacatecas, Mexico
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A Mysterious Cosmic Metal May Solve The Rare Earths Crisis

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Glitter In Our Waters Is Seriously Impacting The Growth Of Vital OrganismsBlue glitter on a dark background

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Glitter In Our Waters Is Seriously Impacting The Growth Of Vital OrganismsBlue glitter on a dark background
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Glitter In Our Waters Is Seriously Impacting The Growth Of Vital Organisms

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Would It Be Safe To Drink The Fukushima Release Water?A team of IAEA inspectors visit the Fukushima site in 2015. They are wearing safety suits with the IAEA logo on their backs.

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Would It Be Safe To Drink The Fukushima Release Water?A team of IAEA inspectors visit the Fukushima site in 2015. They are wearing safety suits with the IAEA logo on their backs.
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Would It Be Safe To Drink The Fukushima Release Water?

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Ecuador Votes To Block Amazon Oil Drilling In Victory For Uncontacted TribesTwo Huaorani people sail down a river in Ecuador's Yasuni national park

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Ecuador Votes To Block Amazon Oil Drilling In Victory For Uncontacted TribesTwo Huaorani people sail down a river in Ecuador's Yasuni national park
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Ecuador Votes To Block Amazon Oil Drilling In Victory For Uncontacted Tribes

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Ancient Megafauna Were Likely Killed By Human-Set Fires 13,000 Years AgoA photo of La Brea Tar Pits, California, showing a replica prehistoric elephant being sucked into the tar.

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Ancient Megafauna Were Likely Killed By Human-Set Fires 13,000 Years AgoA photo of La Brea Tar Pits, California, showing a replica prehistoric elephant being sucked into the tar.
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Ancient Megafauna Were Likely Killed By Human-Set Fires 13,000 Years Ago

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Humans Have Invented Wind-Powered Ships (Again)Pyxis Ocean retrofitted with WindWings setting sail for its maiden voyage, August 2023

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Humans Have Invented Wind-Powered Ships (Again)Pyxis Ocean retrofitted with WindWings setting sail for its maiden voyage, August 2023
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Humans Have Invented Wind-Powered Ships (Again)

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