This is how hominins adapted to a changing world 2 million years ago

Early hominins succeeded by being generalists with basic, versatile tools.

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50 countries commit to protection of 30% of Earth's land and oceans

A coalition of 50 countries has committed to protect almost a third of the planet by 2030 to halt the destruction of the natural world and slow extinctions of wildlife. The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People, which includes the UK and countries from six continents, made the pledge to protect at least 30% of the planet’s land and oceans before the One Planet summit in Paris on Monday, hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

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Coffee: here's the carbon cost of your daily cup – and how to make it climate-friendly

The process that brought you your morning latte could have produced half a kilogram of CO₂.

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Dismay greets end of U.S. effort to curb spread of tree-killing beetle

States, tribes oppose federal move to end quarantines and rely on tiny wasps to fight emerald ash borer

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Humans Have Rights and So Should Nature

Humans once lived in harmony with the natural world.

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The quickest way to undo Trump's environmental mess isn't as easy as you'd think.

The same day the nation watched pro-Trump supporters stage a coup at the Capitol, the Bureau of Land Management held its most controversial auction yet in the 1.5 million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an environmentally sensitive coastal plane that the native Gwich’in people call the “The Sacred Place Where Life Begins.” The firesale for oil and gas leasing only raised a small fraction of revenue Republicans had estimated it could generate.

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Climate Change Is Turning Cities Into Ovens

A new model estimates that by 2100, cities across the world could warm as much as 4.4 degrees Celsius. It’s a deadly consequence of the heat-island effect.

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