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Increasing pollutant levels could cause major food crisis, says Royal Society.

Latest Red List finds 80% of southeast Asian primates are at risk.

Seeking out the subtle effects of carbon dioxide can lead to some bizarre conclusions, says Philip Ball.

Tax incentives mean nothing if companies don't make enough profit.

Controversial research hints that solar cycle affects cyclone intensity.

Experts work to confirm source of gas bubbling from Arctic seabed.

At the halfway point of the global project to eradicate poverty,

Radiometric dating suggests Canadian outcrop contains the world's oldest rock.

Study challenges conservation management methods.

President appoints committee to exploit reservoirs found on coast.

What is it like to be labelled a genius? Kendall Powell follows the paths of four MacArthur Fellows #20; and finds they lead to rutting elephant bulls, climate-change champions, hybrid sunflowers and robotic hands.

Ancient Canadian ice survived previous warm periods.

Genetically modified crops in China seem to protect their wild-type neighbours.

There are errors in almost half the names given to dinosaurs.

Floating pack fails to break record shrinkage of last year.

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BiaBowie|a is one of the best-preserved woodlands in Europe. But is it a good reference point for what Europe looked like 5,000 years ago? Emma Marris goes deep into the forest to find out.