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Why it matters
A fishy business
5th June 2009
Flame retardants found at “very high levels” in the brains of beached whales
Why it matters
Origins of climate change
27th December 2008
Could the climate be so sensitive that man-made global warming began 10,000 years ago?
Why it matters
Rise of slime as jellyfish jeopardize the world’s oceans
27th December 2008
Swarms of jellyfish linked to farming and climate change are wiping out fish worldwide
Why it matters
Our ecological debt
8th November 2008
Ecological debt doubles the cost of the financial crisis
Why it matters
Thoreau’s climate contribution
8th November 2008
Lilies, orchids, buttercups and violets the climate change “losers” in Thoreau’s Walden
Why it matters
The ultimate ice storm
25th October 2008
Warmer temperatures are not the only reason Arctic sea ice is shrinking: More frequent and intense storms have hastened the breakup of the ice
Why it matters
Long memories lead to longer lives for elephants
23rd August 2008
Another reason to protect elephants from poachers
Why it matters
Killer icebergs
26th July 2008
An increasing numbers of icebergs being calved off of the glaciers of Antarctica are pounding the sea floor to a greater extent than ever before – which is bad news (…)
Why it matters
Offering endangered species a free ride
26th July 2008
Mountain-top species acutely threatened by climate change