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The fake outdoors: Nature that isn't real still heals
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Scuppered barges plug dyke to hold back German flood
Extreme weather called for extreme remedies to staunch the flow of the river Elbe in Germany on Sunday
Farmed fish overtakes farmed beef for first time
For the first time in modern history, the world has been producing more farmed fish than farmed beef. It's not good news for the environment
Google's Project Loon to float the internet on balloons
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