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Nature & Environment

Play the game to save the planet
A new computer game aims to tackle plastic pollution
Aug 16 • 
Mark Cantrell
Chornobyl farm land is good to grow
Scientists claim agricultural land affected by the 1986 nuclear accident is finally safe for farming
Jun 6 • 
Mark Cantrell
The muck we breathe pollutes our thinking
Air pollution clouds the mind and makes everyday tasks challenging, say scientists
Feb 15 • 
Mark Cantrell
The heat's on us to cool our nature
Pioneering research has revealed how tiny organisms critical to marine food chains are threatened by future global warming
Jan 17 • 
Mark Cantrell
It's not just the Amazon rainforest at risk
The world's much rarer temperate rainforests are threatened by climate change too
Dec 6, 2024 • 
Mark Cantrell
Plastic pollution is killing Kenya's Lamu Island donkeys
Animal welfare charity warns it has seen rise in cases of poisoning and colic from animals ingesting the waste
Aug 23, 2024 • 
Mark Cantrell
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