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Turning off lights can save migrating birds from crashing into buildings

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Arctic rotifer lives after 24,000 years in a frozen state

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Climate warming to increase carbon loss in Canadian peatland by 103 per cent

Carbon loss in Canadian peatland is projected to increase by 103 per cent under a high emission scenario, according to new research.

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