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From V2 rocket-scarred London to Ukraine: how nature thrives in bomb craters
In February 1945, towards the end of the second world war, a German V2 rocket struck Walthamstow Marshes in east London. The explosion tore...
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Alaska’s 2025 mega tsunami highlights risk to cruise lines as glaciers retreat
A mega tsunami in Alaska last year in a fjord visited by cruise ships is a stark warning of the risks of coastal rockslides...
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‘Heat, floods and droughts make men more violent to women’: Natasha Walter on eco-feminism in a world on fire
Natasha Walter is halfway through explaining how she came to be politically radicalised when a young woman approaches the cafe table. We two middle-aged...
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How car-loving American cities fell so far behind their global peers on public transit
The only train station in Houston, the US’s fourth-largest city and one of the fastest-growing conurbations in the country, is a diminished, morose sight....
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Country diary: A butterfly haven of orange tips and holly blues | Sara Hudston
The recent pulse of warm, sunny weather has encouraged butterflies to fly in large numbers in Dorset. They were everywhere when I visited Powerstock...
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Gibraltar dumping all of its raw sewage into Mediterranean
Raw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not...
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Melting Snow Off Shivelyuch
Shivelyuch (also called Shiveluch), the most northerly active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. On...
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New NASA HEAT Coloring Book Blends Art, Science, and Cultural Perspectives
A new Sun-centered and science-focused coloring book produced by NASA in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is now available for people...