Amazon rainforest losing ability to regulate climate, scientist warns
Report says logging and burning of Amazon might be connected to worsening droughts – such as the one plaguing São Paulo
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New York, Paris … Dubai. Why the desert mall is the height of couture
It attracts 80 million shoppers spending £3bn a year – but it’s never been seen as cool. Until last week, when Vogue went to the Gulf …
Great Barrier Reef dredging could damage fish populations, says study
Researchers at James Cook find that larvae development is significantly stunted by murky water and increased sediment
‘Silent revolution’ in biotech farming is overtaking GM, says Greenpeace
Pressure group accused of hypocrisy by geneticists who say the same science is behind genetic modification and Greenpeace-approved Marker Assisted Selection
Kazakhstan to offer caviar baths as luxury tourist attraction
An ambitious multimillion-pound plan hopes to attract hordes of visitors to the east coast of the Caspian sea, but the hunt is on for investors to fund the project. EurasiaNet.org report
Fondation Cartier celebrates 30 years with portrait tribute to artists
Celebrated figures in music, film and science included in nod to treasured ‘family’ as Paris museum marks anniversary