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Lithium mining looks set to reshape Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni salt flat
Photographer Matjaz Krivic has been charting the effects of lithium mining on locals in the world's largest salt flat in Bolivia since 2016
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‘This century is special’: Martin Rees on the vast span of time
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Vast submerged area near Australia may once have hosted 500,000 people
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The 12 best science documentaries of 2023
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The magnificent medieval map that made cartography into a science
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What would life on Earth be like if our planet were cube-shaped?
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Chile’s Atacama salt flats captured in spectacular drone shot
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How we will discover the mysterious origins of life once and for all
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Earth鈥檚 core is oddly squishy and we may now know why
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Chemical reaction used in cooking may have helped complex life evolve
The Maillard reaction, which generates flavoursome compounds during cooking, probably helps lock carbon away in the seabed, boosting oxygen in the atmosphere
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Earth’s early warmth may be explained by methane-making reaction
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Stunning image of erupting volcano reminds us of Earth鈥檚 violent past
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See some of the images up for the Earth Photo 2023 competition
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Why the origins of life remain a mystery 鈥� and how we will crack it
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