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Scientists to boost Southern Ocean CO2 monitoring

Oceans absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide and the Southern Ocean between Australia and Antarctica plays the greatest role of all the world’s oceans, scientists say. The problem is there is no permanent monitoring of the Southern Ocean because of … Continue reading

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Coral Reefs are Dying Due to Pollution Caused by Us

Coral reefs like Chitales, near the northern tip of a Caribbean reef chain stretching from Mexico to Honduras, are dying around the world as people and cities put more stress on the environment. Climate change alone could trigger a global … Continue reading

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World’s Biggest Atlas

Copies of the largest world atlas ever produced have gone on sale at an earth-shattering price of £2,000 each. Dubbed “the ultimate book about our world”, the luxurious, limited edition Earth is hand-bound in leather with gilded edges and silver-plated … Continue reading

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China’s “spacewalker” heads backs to earth on sunday

The man who made China’s historic first “footprint in space” is preparing to return to earth on Sunday after a historic mission that boosted national pride and took his country one step closer to the moon. Zhai Zhigang and two … Continue reading

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