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science / science - 5 years ago

Tasmania fires may 'wipe out' ancient species

Tasmania's ancient rainforest and alpine flora species face an uncertain future, scientists have warned, after out-of-control bushfires consumed vast tracts of wild bushland. Wildfires have scorched over 205,000 hectares (500,000 acres) in the south...

science / science - 5 years ago

Explainer: What's at stake in U.S.-China trade talks

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are in Beijing this week as Chinese and American negotiators try to hammer out a trade deal to ease a trade war and avert an increase in U.S. tariffs on Chinese go...