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Understanding the environmental impact of using oil and gas wastewater as a road treatment may lead to safer water resources and stricter government regulations,...

Hidden no more: First-ever global view of transshipment in commercial fishing industry

Transshipment, the transfer of goods from one boat to another, is a major pathway for illegally caught and unreported fish to enter the global...

Widely accepted vision for agriculture may be inaccurate, misleading

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UK Climate Deniers Take Anti-Science Message to Trump Administration at CPAC 2017

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Reduction of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions: Promotion or steering?

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Over time, nuisance flooding can cost more than extreme, infrequent events

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New studies quantify the impacts of water use on diversity of fish and aquatic...

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Prides, protection and parks: Africa's protected areas can support four times as many lions

Africa's protected parks and reserves are capable of supporting three to four times as many wild lions if well funded and managed, according to...

Winners and losers: Climate change will shift vegetation

Projected global warming will likely decrease the extent of temperate drylands by a third over the remainder of the 21st century coupled with an...

Fifth of world's food lost to over-eating and waste, study finds

Almost 20 per cent of the food made available to consumers is lost through over-eating or waste, a study suggests. The world population consumes around...

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