Environment
Termites are the ‘fairies’ behind weird desert rings
Mysterious circles of lush grass surrounding barren sand in African deserts have bugged scientists for decades. It turns out they're cultivated by termites
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Ships must kill off the beasties in the ballast water
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Master gene helps weeds defy all weedkillers
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US soldiers sue over Fukushima radiation exposure
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US gets tough on Arctic oil drilling
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Deep-sea mining struggles to manage ecological impact
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Fracking could cut carbon emissions鈥� in the short term
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Gold seams form in an earthquake-powered flash
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Briefing: The strange science of sinkholes
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Living on the edge of the Snake
Teetering untidily on the edge of the Snake river canyon, the Idaho town of Jerome captures the continuing tension between human settlement and nature
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Time to forget global tipping points
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The pall of Fukushima overshadows our energy future
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Cancer risk lower than feared for Fukushima locals
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Keystone pipeline is greenest option for tar sands
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