Environment

Five natural wonders declared World Heritage

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Namibia, Namib Sand Sea

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Mexico’s Pinacate desert wins World Heritage status

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Mexico, El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve

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UN agency appeals for urgent funds to control locust plague threatening Madagascar

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Locusts swarms can be hundreds of miles long, leaving little vegetation behind.

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NIH to reduce significantly the use of chimpanzees in research

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Pumpkin, a 24-year-old chimpanzee at the Alamogordo Primate Facility, N.M., loves coconuts and kiddie...

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