Nature

Vendors wait for customers at the Chow Kit wet market in Kuala Lumpur on April 21, 2021.

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An elephant-friendly alternative to ivory, developed by TU Wien and Cubicure.

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This aerial photos shows the Great Barrier Reef in Australia on Dec. 2, 2017.

Australia against move to list Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger'

The Costa Blanca coast

53 tyres and kitchen sink found in the sea off just one Spanish beach

People gather on a sunny afternoon as rescuer walks on the beach of the Lake of Bordeaux, south-western France.

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An employee working in Saveol experimental greenhouse in Guipavas, western France.

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