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‘Robomussels’ used to monitor climate change
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Global temperature change attributable to external factors, new study confirms
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Arctic sea ice can’t ‘bounce back’
Arctic sea ice cannot 'quickly bounce back' if climate change causes it to melt, new research suggests.
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