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Biodiversity loss could be making us sick – here’s why

By 2050, 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in towns and cities. Urban living brings many benefits, but city dwellers worldwide are seeing a rapid increase in noncommunicable health problems.

| Published by The Conversation
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University of Sheffield switches to renewable electricity

The University of Sheffield has signed new electricity contracts, making its purchased supply 100 percent renewable for the first time.
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Saving moths may be just as important as saving the bees

Night-time pollinators such as moths need protecting as effectively as bees, as new research found they could be less resilient to the pressures of urbanisation