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Mount Grammos, Greece

Snow cover on Greek mountains has more than halved in four decades, study finds

30 Apr 2026

Snow cover in the mountains of Greece – an important water source for communities, agriculture and natural ecosystems during the dry summer months –...

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Forest canopy

Cambridge on World Environment Day 2024

05 Jun 2024

This year's World Environment Day focus is on land restoration. So we spoke with three Cambridge researchers working on reviving landscapes, boosting...

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Pride and prejudice at high altitude

23 Jan 2020

Tensions between foreign climbers and Sherpas began over 200 years ago, a new study suggests

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La Paz, Chile

Prenatal origins of heart disease

04 Jan 2009

Studies in La Paz, the highest city in the world, are helping to uncover a link between prenatal conditions and heart disease in later life.

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