Reports and Studies
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Death toll in Russia’s alcohol poisoning rises to 25
The death toll from alcohol poisoning in western Russia this month rose to 25 after lethal methanol levels were confirmed…
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‘It lives underground and is fabulous’: The race to save the world’s rarest orchid
The world’s most mysterious and elusive orchid lives underground in Australia. Scientists are trying to rescue this botanic marvel from…
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Sun, sea and trash: The Caribbean islands struggling with managing waste
Tourism is vital for economies across the Caribbean, but record-breaking numbers of visitors, coupled with insufficient local waste facilities, are…
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The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers
Earlier this year an extraordinary new way of using waste plastic made headlines. A common bacterium was genetically engineered to…
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How Singapore became obsessed by shade
The sweltering island nation has long prioritised adding greenery and shade at every corner. Could other cities do the same?…
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Typhoon bursts Taiwan lake as strongest storm barrels towards China
Two people have died in eastern Taiwan and scores more are trapped or missing after a super typhoon caused a…
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More than 80 buffaloes drown in Namibia after falling off cliff
More than 80 buffaloes have been killed after they trampled over each other and drowned in a river, Namibia’s environment…
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The lonely life and death of Delhi’s only African elephant
Animal welfare activists in India are mourning the death of a much-loved elephant they long sought to rehabilitate. Shankar, the…
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Key oceans treaty crosses threshold to come into force
A global agreement designed to protect the world’s oceans and reverse damage to marine life is set to become international…
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Harnessing the superpowers of the most resilient life form on Earth
Bake them, freeze them, fire them from a gun, or blast them into space: tardigrades can survive almost anything. Some…
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