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Dr Mark Broomfield By making air pollution interesting, perhaps Dieselgate did us a favour after all

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Evidence of brutal 33,000-year-old murder found on fossilised skull

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William Poundstone Can we really predict when doomsday will happen?

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In what ways are humans making the Earth less habitable?

Exotic migratory birds identified in Peru’s mysterious Nazca lines © Getty Images

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Interview Can planting billions of trees help tackle climate change?

Andrew Blum How accurately can we predict the weather?

Computer model may help to more accurately predict volcano eruptions

James Lovelock What can the father of Gaia theory tell us about our future?

Christiana Figueres “Net zero carbon is our only option”

Reality Check How can I reduce the amount that ends up in landfill?

James Lovelock On cyborgs, turning 100 and the coming age of the Novacene

Do we really know what climate change will do to our planet?

Dr Mark Broomfield By making air pollution interesting, perhaps Dieselgate did us a favour after all

Why are some icebergs green?

Evidence of brutal 33,000-year-old murder found on fossilised skull

William Poundstone Can we really predict when doomsday will happen?

In what ways are humans making the Earth less habitable?

Exotic migratory birds identified in Peru’s mysterious Nasca lines

Planet Earth

Interview | Can planting billions of trees help tackle climate change?

Andrew Blum | How accurately can we predict the weather?

Computer model may help to more accurately predict volcano eruptions

James Lovelock | What can the father of Gaia theory tell us about our future?

Christiana Figueres | “Net zero carbon is our only option”

Reality Check | How can I reduce the amount that ends up in landfill?

James Lovelock | On cyborgs, turning 100 and the coming age of the Novacene

Do we really know what climate change will do to our planet?

Dr Mark Broomfield | By making air pollution interesting, perhaps Dieselgate did us a favour after all

Why are some icebergs green?

Evidence of brutal 33,000-year-old murder found on fossilised skull

William Poundstone | Can we really predict when doomsday will happen?

In what ways are humans making the Earth less habitable?

Exotic migratory birds identified in Peru’s mysterious Nasca lines

Interview Can planting billions of trees help tackle climate change?

Andrew Blum How accurately can we predict the weather?

James Lovelock What can the father of Gaia theory tell us about our future?

Christiana Figueres “Net zero carbon is our only option”

Reality Check How can I reduce the amount that ends up in landfill?

James Lovelock On cyborgs, turning 100 and the coming age of the Novacene

Dr Mark Broomfield By making air pollution interesting, perhaps Dieselgate did us a favour after all

William Poundstone Can we really predict when doomsday will happen?