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500 Buildings Have Been Destroyed As A Deadly Wildfire Tears Through A Northern California City

Among the losses were the homes of firefighters working in the area, as well as the Redding police chief.
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Lions eat 'rhino poachers' on South African game reserve

At least two suspected rhino poachers have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a South African game reserve, officials say.

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How bogong moths migrate thousands of miles using the Earth's magnetic field

The insect has stumped scientists for years

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Rising seas: 'Florida is about to be wiped off the map'

Sea level rises are not some distant threat; for many Americans they are very real. In an extract from her chilling new book, Rising, Elizabeth Rush details how the US coastline will be radically transformed in the coming years

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Why 8.5 hours of sleep is the new eight hours

WE’RE often told eight hours is the perfect healthy amount of sleep. But according to new research, that’s wrong.

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Earth Will Survive. We May Not.

The biosphere is a cosmic power in its own right. It’s a planetary force that channels vast energies flowing from the sun and transforms them into ceaseless rounds of blind evolutionary innovation. 

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The Titanic was discovered during a top-secret Navy mission

Do you have a weird obsession with Titanic? Then make sure to check it out up close and personal... if you can afford it. 

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'Wolf-like' creature shot near Montana ranch puzzles experts

US wildlife experts are baffled by a "wolf-like" animal that was killed by a Montana farmer.

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Hawaii eruption destroys 5 homes as toxic gas and molten lava threaten residents

Magno said authorities are working on a plan that would allow residents temporarily back in to retrieve additional belongings if conditions allowed.

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Kilauea: Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruption

Kilauea volcano has erupted near a residential area on Hawaii's largest island, prompting a local state of emergency and the mandatory evacuation of 1,700 residents.

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EU member states support near-total neonicotinoids ban

Member states have voted in favour of an almost complete ban on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides across the EU.

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Earth: One Amazing Day

Over a single day, witness the planet like never before. From the highest mountains to the remotest islands, you’ll see moments in the wild you’ll never forget. Watch now.

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Why the ‘death rattle’ means you’ve probably only got 23 hours left

ACCORDING to experts, the ‘death rattle’ is one of the signs that your time is coming to an end and death is near.

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Talcum powder's links to cancer: What it really means

Is baby powder dangerous?​ 

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China’s out-of-control Tiangong 1 set to crash into Earth over next 24 hours

AN out-of-control Chinese space station is hurtling towards Earth and is expected to re-enter our planet’s atmosphere today.

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Starbucks & co ordered to serve coffee in California with cancer warning

A California superior court judge has ruled that all coffee companies, including global giant Starbucks, must use cancer warning labels on products. A discussion on fines is ongoing, but they could amount to $2,500 per customer.

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JWST: Hubble 'successor' faces new delay

The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed yet again and will not now launch until "approximately May 2020".

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