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The Independent
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Colombia climate conference highlights lack of financing for shift from fossil fuels

10+ hour, 12+ min ago  (734+ words) Lack of financing is one of the biggest barriers to moving away from fossil fuels, officials and experts said at a global conference Monday in Colombia aimed at speeding up the shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy. The financial…...

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UK scientists to fire salt water into the sky in bid to tackle climate crisis

11+ hour, 15+ min ago  (656+ words) Government supporting new geoengineering techniques as race against unregulated companies seeking to capitalise on need for climate cooling tech heats up A UK-based team of scientists is working to understand how firing a mist of fine salt water high into…...

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Tiny fossil allows scientists to reconstruct millions of years-old ecosystems

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (898+ words) Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners have died and landscapes have changed. After bones break down, tooth enamel stays hard and unchanged, even in fossilized teeth that…...

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Cruise lines bypassing popular fjord in Alaska amid landslide risk

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (145+ words) The Independent Cruise lines bypassing popular fjord in Alaska amid landslide risk - Major cruise lines are bypassing the popular Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska this season, disappointing many travellers. - The decision follows a landslide last summer which caused part of…...

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Scientists identify rare new species found nowhere else on Earth

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (393+ words) The kungaka has been scientifically described as a new species: Liopholis mutawintji Hidden among the red sandstone escarpments of Mutawintji National Park in western New South Wales lives a rare lizard, long isolated in this arid landscape. Known to Wiimpatja…...

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Triceratops skeleton set for multi-million dollar auction sale as fossil market booms

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (534+ words) A triceratops skeleton, a fixture in a Wyoming museum for decades, is set to go under the hammer, marking a rare occasion where a publicly exhibited dinosaur fossil enters the auction market at a time of unprecedented demand for prehistoric…...

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Aerial images show demolition of fourth clifftop home amid coastal erosion

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (485+ words) Aerial images show the demolition of a fourth clifftop home in a seaside village, with rock defences failing to protect the property from coastal erosion. TV producer Lucy Ansbro said it was "too painful" to speak about the loss of…...

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Speed of coastal erosion described as "frightening" as more homes demolished

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (297+ words) The speed of coastal erosion in a seaside village has been described as "very frightening" as demolition work continues on homes facing imminent collapse onto a beach. One home in Hemsby, Norfolk, was demolished on Thursday and a digger tore…...

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Banksying" is the cruel new dating trend you need to know about (and avoid)

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (368+ words) Because, while dating " and, along with it, investment and effort made in the pursuit of love " used to be necessary, for Gen Z and, soon, Gen A, dating has become more or less obsolete. "He'd basically been withdrawing from the…...

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Cut red tape hindering marine restoration to boost coastal towns " Tory MPs

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (559+ words) Conservative MPs are urging Labour to cut red tape for marine restoration companies to support coastal communities in decline. The Conservative Environment Network (CEN) warned of the impact on towns of declining tourism and flooding, storms and coastal erosion, in…...