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Rainforest romanticism is derailing our hunt for new drugs
The more pristine the forest, the more attractive it looks to conservationists. The reality is more complex, argues an eclectic new book, The Ethnobotany of Eden
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Cocaine in the water makes eels hyperactive and damages muscles
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Wild animals are turning nocturnal to keep away from humans
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EU will limit the use of palm oil as car fuel but won鈥檛 stop it
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Alarm as ice loss from Antarctica triples in the past five years
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Vegan-friendly fashion is actually bad for the environment
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Following trends and easy answers isn’t the way to a good life
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Britain鈥檚 hedgehog population has fallen 66 per cent in 20 years
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Africa’s 2000-year-old trees of life are suddenly dying off
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Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish
Fishing boats in the Gulf of Alaska are being stalked by enormous sperm whales, which charge in and rip huge volumes of fish from the lines
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A renewables revolution is afoot 鈥� but who will benefit?
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Europeans now burn more palm oil in their cars than they eat
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The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes
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Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax
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