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Easy to grow, visually beautiful and oodles of fabulous fungi for breakfast, what’s not to love?…

House GOP super PAC launches hard-money arm

The Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC with close ties to House Republican leadership, is launching…

Sperm whales in 19th century shared ship attack information

A remarkable new study on how whales behaved when attacked by humans in the 19th century…

UK urged to ban fur imports from China over animal abuse claims

Campaigners are urging the UK government to ban fur imports after an investigation appeared to show…

Sapria: the stinking parasitic plant reveals another odd feature

Sapria is an extraordinary plant. It has no leaves, stem or root, can’t make food by…

Government to announce GBP1bn fund to help reduce emissions

The government will spend more than GBP1bn helping schools, hospitals and industry to reduce greenhouse gas…

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We must do more to drive the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia | Trent Zimmerman

Technological advances aimed at responding to climate change are happening at a dazzling pace around the…

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Almost 70, on my knees, and staring at life below the surface of our garden pond…

World nature photography awards – in pictures

Andre Fajardo free diving early one summer morning, Hawaiian Islands Gold prize winner in the human…