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The Caspian Sea is running out of "sea" because of climate change, paper reports

Soon to be the ex-largest inland lake on Earth.

White Cliffs of Dover in danger from developers, National Trust pleas for donations to keep them safe

A unique place is in danger. Here's how to pitch in.

Some otters learn how to solve problems by observing other otters

Otters are copycats.

Every other day, a new species is discovered in the Amazon

There's also some bad news...

Beer wastes are being recycled to make more environmentally friendly beer

It's like spinning gold from straw.

Why leaves come in so many different sizes, explained by new study

A new study overturns a classic textbook theory.

Higher temperature and more CO2 is good for trees, but overall climate change will damage forests

It could start a self-reinforcing loop.

Harvey flood: Fire ants make raft from their body to survive and protect their eggs

It's the stuff of nightmares.

Great apes abilities misunderstood in decades of research by human hubris

Sure, we think chimps are clever -- but never as clever as us.

Lonely microbes become resistant against antibiotics more quickly

Being lonely makes you more desperate.

Most shark fins and ray gills sold in Vancouver come from threatened, trade-banned species

We're literally eating the viability of tomorrow's oceans.

New Technology Could Keep Bees Buzzing for Years to Come

It's high time we do something to protect them.

Rare Amazon monkey spotted for the first time in 80 years

We've found it, but we may soon lose it again to hunting.

Exxon did know about climate change since the 70s -- and it lied, knowingly

They knew about it and yet they did everything they could to hide it.

The challenges of waste management in the shipping and transportation industry

Individuals and businesses can send and receive shipments from almost anywhere. But there's a hidden cost.

The first new Thorium salt reactor comes online after 40 years

This could be huge.

A pair of puppies can run and play after been treated for their spina bifida

It could be a cure for humans too!

American “mudbug” crabs have invaded Berlin

A strange sight for Berliners who have been wondering what the large crabs, “lobsters”, and “scorpions” are doing in their city.

Disaster as thousands of Atlantic salmon escape from fish farm on the west coast

Potentially catastrophic for Pacific salmon.

Adorable pig-nosed frog completely new to science found in India

There's more to it than meets the eye.

Researchers design carbon yarn that generates energy from motion or waste heat

I guess we can all be current benders now!

Though extinct for centuries, the Dodo's secrets and lifestyle have now come to light

Extinct but not forgotten.

Trees provide hundreds of millions of dollars in services to cities for free, paper reports

Ca-ching!

How mythical creatures can help conservation or, on the contrary, lead to species going extinct

There's a connection between the Loch Ness Monster and keeping wildlife safe.

Cyborg bacteria equipped with tiny solar panels outperform photosynthesis

Trees aren't obsolete yet but this hybrid system can do amazing things.

Roadmap aims to supercharge 139 countries to 100% renewable energy by 2050

Going 100% renewable eliminates 4-7 million air pollution deaths each year and creates 24 million long-term, full-time jobs.

British Royal Mail to start piloting sleek electric trucks

They're sleek, red, and bring your packages on time -- now with zero emissions.

Juice company dumped orange peels in Costa Rican national park in the 90s -- it revived the forest

Orange is the new forest.

These are the cities with the worst traffic (continent by continent)

Europe's and North America's leaders are quite surprising.

Trump Administration reverses ban on plastic water bottles in America's national parks. ‘Corporate agenda is king,' say environmentalists

The latest in a long running-list of anti-environmental measures by the President and team.

Ocean exploration reveals trove of natural diversity off Cuba's shores

The reefs seem healthier... let's try to keep them that way.

How algae prepared the ground for complex life 650 million years ago

The story of the rise of the algae.

Baby dolphin killed as hundreds of selfish tourists take pictures with it

Please stop taking photos with wild animals!

Gene variant that makes plump, juicy tomatoes identified by scientists

Who doesn't love a plump tomato?

Missing link dinosaur bridges the gap between vegetarians and meat eating dinosaurs

This missing link provides a glimpse into how different dinosaurs groups split and evolved differently.

Trump Forest wants to compensate for the POTUS' climate policy by planting 100 new billion trees

Nope, it's not Trump's idea.

Fish farming could cover our demand for seafood one hundred times over, paper estimates

Something smells fishy... Oh wait, it's my lunch.

Popular pesticides are killing of bumblebees by preventing them from laying eggs

It's time to face it: our pesticides are killing off bees -- and bumblebees.

Nanotech makes solar panels literally green, hopefully making them more appealing

What's your excuse now for not using solar energy?

UN declares Somalia polio-free

Soon, we might truly eradicate polio.

Scientists find 91 new volcanoes miles beneath Antarctica's thick ice sheet

Exciting but scary news at the same time.

Pakistan just planted one billion trees to tackle deforestation and climate change

Talk about pulling your weight!

Why were there three cows on Antarctica in 1933?

It wasn't just for the milk...

Why sea levels around Finland and Sweden are dropping while the rest of the world is drowning

Earth is not a bathtub and some places actually experience a sea level drop due to climate change.

Goldfish make alcohol to survive the winter without oxygen

Go home goldfish, you're drunk.

Air pollution wrecks our DNA, makes us more susceptible to heart failure

If you're expecting, taking some time to visit some more pristine areas of the world might do wonders to your baby's health in the long run.

Newly identifed 500-million-year old ancient worm had 50 spines bulging from its head

It looked rather scary and ugly. Nevertheless, it was an important creature in life's evolutionary history.

A trapdoor spider rafted all the way from Africa to Australia

A long way for a little spider.

Using flies to find the animals that live in a tropical forest

Follow the buzz.

Two butterflies thought to be different species are actually the same one

Can you tell by looking at them?

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