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Geology’s human footprint is enough to spur rage

The catalogue of planetary devastation that is the human footprint is assembled in a new study by US and European scientists in the journal Nature Communications: Earth and Environment.

World wilts beneath weight of e-waste and plastic
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World wilts beneath weight of e-waste and plastic

It's the throwaway society: e-waste outweighs Europe's population, plastic waste often ends in the sea. Recycling rates offer little hope.

3 bn people may face Saharan heat levels by 2070
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3 bn people may face Saharan heat levels by 2070

For three billion people or more, heat levels could prove almost impossible for human civilization – in half a century.

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Human growth robs other species of space
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Human growth robs other species of space

As human growth adds to our numbers and demands, other species' survival chances shrink. Scientists can now name 1,700 creatures at ever greater risk.

Chernobyl’s legacy imperils many thousands

Chernobyl’s legacy imperils many thousands

More than 30 years after it exploded, Chernobyl's legacy still casts a baleful shadow over hundreds of thousands of lives.

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