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Assumed safety of pesticide use is false, says top government scientist Long-lost Congo notebooks may shed light on how trees react to climate change Melting Arctic ice cap falls to well below average Third of Earth’s soil is acutely degraded due to agriculture Three wildlife rangers killed in attack by violent militia in DRC Sheffield tree-felling opponents vow to fight on after court setback Melting glaciers in Swiss Alps could reveal hundreds of mummified corpses Extreme weather deaths in Europe ‘could increase 50-fold by next century’ Underground magma triggered Earth’s worst mass extinction with greenhouse gases Meat industry blamed for largest-ever ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico

Assumed safety of pesticide use >>

Damning assessment by one of the UK’s chief scientific advisers says global regulations have ignored the impacts of ‘dosing whole…

Long-lost Congo notebooks may shed >>

A cache of decaying notebooks found in a crumbling Congo research station has provided unexpected evidence with which to help…

Melting Arctic ice cap falls >>

The Arctic ice cap melted to hundreds of thousands of square miles below average this summer, according to data released…

Third of Earth’s soil is >>

Fertile soil is being lost at rate of 24bn tonnes a year through intensive farming as demand for food increases,…

Three wildlife rangers killed in >>

Three rangers have been killed and another is missing after an attack by violent militia in Virunga national park in…

Sheffield tree-felling opponents vow to >>

Campaigners trying to halt a “politically controversial” tree-felling programme in Sheffield have vowed to continue their fight despite losing a…

Kids Page

2014 Scripps Spelling Bee Crowns Co-Champions »

his has been an exciting year for the 89-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee. First there were the Missouri kids that exhausted the spelling list and had to have a rematch and now, two finalists…

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Helping Parents Get Kids Outside »

We all have those memories from childhood: jumping into a cool lake on a hot summer day, intently watching ants on the march or spending hours just laying back and…

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Sea World’s New Friends »

By TFK Kid Reporter Alaa Osman Sea World Orlando has a new attraction. It’s called Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. I got to visit the Florida theme park on opening weekend…

Jun 5 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

News at Now

Assumed safety of pesticide use is false, says top government scientist »

Damning assessment by one of the UK’s chief scientific advisers says global regulations have ignored the impacts of ‘dosing whole landscapes’ and must change. The…

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Third of Earth’s soil is acutely degraded due to agriculture »

Fertile soil is being lost at rate of 24bn tonnes a year through intensive farming as demand for food increases, says UN-backed study. A third…

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In China, the water you drink is as dangerous as the air you breathe »

Shanghai, with its chic cafes, glitzy shopping malls and organic health food shops, is emblematic of improving quality of life for China’s urban middle class. Yet while the city’s veil of smog has lifted slightly in recent years, its water pollution crisis continues unabated – 85% of the water in…

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