The announcement by Texas-based de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences about a successful hatching of chicks from an artificial egg would represent a major innovation, if the claims can be verified.
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It’s up to every one of us to help preserve our planet for the future. Here are 10 simple but effective ways we can all do our bit, according to Sir David Attenborough.
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Celebrations to mark the 100th birthday of renowned British naturalist David Attenborough have begun with a show delving deeper into his milestone 1979 TV series “Life on Earth”.
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A number of Small Island Developing States are innovating to protect the marine and coastal treasures their economies depend on.
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The discovery of a large black coral in the waters of Fiordland has marine biologists abuzz.
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The rumble of thunderstorms across the country this week is a noisy reminder that summer is arriving – and with it, the mix of heat, humidity and unstable air that fuels these bursts of wild weather.
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Yellow-legged hornets threaten people’s health, biodiversity and especially honey bees.
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A French couple has set out on a transatlantic swim on Friday (October 31) from the island nation of Cape Verde aiming to break records and raise awareness of the importance of protecting oceans.
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Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91.
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Dame Jane Goodall was considered to be the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees. As well as her work studying and observing these primates, her 60-year-long career has spanned conservation, activism and mentorship.
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Around this time of year blossom lovers have their eyes on the weather and ears tuned to the predictions of locals.
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A rare blanket of flowers has transformed Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest in the world, and drawn tourists and scientists to marvel at the fleeting blaze of colour.
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In the widely-discussed annual competition to crown Aotearoa’s Bird Of The Year, the kārearea New Zealand falcon has taken out the top spot.
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Australia’s most famous tree-dwelling animals are getting a massive new home: The Great Koala National Park in New South Wales will protect around 12,000 koalas from deforestation and habitat loss.
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Recent calls from sections of the tourism industry to cut the international visitor levy (IVL) risk undermining one of the few bright spots in current government policies shaping the sector.
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Some 52 million hectares of natural land have been lost in the Brazilian Amazon region since 1985 – an area larger than Spain.
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With the rise of sustainable tourism (travelling in a way that minimises harm to the environment, and benefits local communities), words such as “sustainable”, “”eco” and “green” appear on countless holiday brochures.
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A new project backed by film-maker Sir Peter Jackson aims to resurrect the moa. But is it realistic?
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Around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the severe heatwave that ended last week, according to a rapid scientific analysis published on Wednesday.
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Parisians rushed for a dip in the Seine on Saturday as authorities opened the river to public swimming for the first time since 1923 after an extensive clean-up operation spurred on by it being used last year as a venue in the Paris Olympics.
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In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are able to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using a net to catch drops of moisture from fog.
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To mark World Oceans Day, Prince William sat down for a conversation with Sir David Attenborough.
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Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife.
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On World Environment Day we celebrate the beauty of our planet. Learn what you can do to make this world a better place today.
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