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Australia to Impose Tax on Greenhouse Pollution

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The political battle on climate change intensifies in Australia.

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Gap in Nature

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A Gap in Nature

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A Gap in Nature

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A Gap in Nature

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Gap in Nature

As part of our occasional series “A Gap in Nature,” author Tim Flannery chronicles the rise and fall of a marsupial hunter called the thylacine.

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Gap in Nature

In the latest installment in our occasional series “A Gap in Nature,” author Tim Flannery tells us the story of the Stick Nest Rat of Australia.

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