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According to a 2022 report, monitored wildlife populations have experienced an average decline of 69 per cent since 1970.

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February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023—specifically, ...

Vincent Chevrier, associate research professor at the University of Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, is part ...