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    Why do low-pressure systems turn anticlockwise?

    BABYLON, HILLAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 20, 2016:  This is DigitalGlobe closeup satellite imagery of the remains and location of Babylon -- and ancient city in Mesopotamia.  Located in Hillah, Iraq. (Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)
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    Interview | Earth’s ancient geography ‘directed the course of human evolution’

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    A man rides a cart over the frozen 'Lake Cildir' in Aradahan Province of Turkey © Mehmet Ali Ozcan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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    Cave art suggests that ancient people had a good grasp of the night sky, and drew images of animals to depict constellations © University of Edinburgh
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    Cave paintings reveal ancient Europeans’ knowledge of the stars

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    Deep sea mining: new depths

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    Conservation: How China is creating Edens

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    The Plastic Age

    Bacteria controls the weather © Scott Balmer
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    Bacteria controls the weather

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    Can trees predict the weather?

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    Four ways you can help tackle air pollution

    Earth's hidden ocean (Diamond mine based around a kimberlite pipe © Dominion Diamonds)
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