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  • Collection: Environmental Systems & Societies

 

One amazing substance allowed life to thrive on land

An article about the soil

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How hot can the Earth get?

An article about global warming

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The strange beasts that live in solid rock deep undeground

Drill down a mile or two into Earth's crust and you will find solid rock, unbearable heat and little oxygen. Yet it turns out there is also thriving animal life

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The world's last truly wild horse is making a comeback

Most of the horses we think of as "wild" are just domestic horses gone feral. There is only one type of horse that remains utterly wild

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Discover how Norway saved its vanishing forests

A century ago, Norway was on the brink of losing its forests forever. Today they are growing every year

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Where is the windiest place on Earth?

Oklahoma, Antarctica, the Southern Ocean and a small island off the coast of Australia are all in the running

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The largest living thing on Earth is a humongous fungus

Forget blue whales and giant redwood trees. The biggest living organism is over 2 miles across, and you'll hardly ever see it

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The remote lake that tells the story of humanity's birth

One lake in Kenya has yielded fossils that revolutionised our understanding of human evolution

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Why termites build such enormous skyscrapers?

There is a new theory to explain why termites build such tall mounds – and it suggests architects could take inspiration from the tiny insects

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Why do leaves change colour in autumn?

The glory of autumn explained: Chris Packham reveals why leaves change from greens to reds and golden yellows

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Is the sea really blue?

What affects the colour of the oceans and why does it matter so much?

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The animals and plant that can live forever

Most animals eventually get old and die. But a few lucky species don't seem to feel the weight of time, and just keep going and going

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How long will life survive on planet Earth?

Life on Earth will surely be wiped out eventually. But how long does it have, and what will it take to sterilise the entire planet?

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Meet the lizards that suck up rain with their skin

Three lizard species on three different continents have evolved similar networks of "drinking straws" between their scales, to make the most of rare rainfall

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One animal is more venomous than any other

Snakes are famous for their venom, and justifiably so. But the most venomous creature of all often comes as a surprise

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The fattest animal on Earth

Is it a whale, bear, supersized walrus or something altogether unexpected?

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What's the wettest place on Earth?

There are many wet places, but which one gets the crown for being the wettest on Earth?

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The most electric place on Earth

At one lake in Venezuela, lightning flashes 28 times a minute

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Political geography II:
Islands and archipelagos

Political geography II_Islands and archipelagos.pdf
This second of two progress reports on the subdiscipline of political geography explores islands and archipelagos as material sites and political concepts with which to understand spatial ontologies of power. The piece reviews thematic interests in…

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Animal geographies II. Methods

Animal geographies II Methods.pdf
Animal geographies challenge not only the place and placing of the human and the animal but, critically, the methods we use to engage with both in relation. This second review considers the various methodological implications of a more-than-human…

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