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China and Vietnam in new spat over oil-rich waters
A Chinese drilling rig in the South China Sea, which has triggered protests in Vietnam, is the latest attempt to claim the area's oil and gas reserves
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Environment
A lot on their plate: Ensuring there’s enough to go around
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Delays on climate change have cost us $8 trillion
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Deadly strandings of sea lion pups explained
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Rapid Arctic melting is only partly our fault
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El Ni帽o forecasters must not repeat mistakes of 1997
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World is unprepared for major El Ni帽o later this year
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US Supreme Court air pollution ruling will save lives
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Satellite maps can’t measure carbon stored in forests
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Environment
Spark of life: Metabolism appears in lab without cells
Complex processes that support all life have been serendipitously spotted with no cells needed, hinting that life could have started spontaneously in early oceans
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Multifaith bid to save River Jordan may inspire peace
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Congo’s fragile forests watched over with online map
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Virtual Earth plays out fate of life on the planet
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Mississippi dams aren’t to blame for flood risks
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