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Gordon Brown and Ban Ki-moon
Commonwealth backs climate fund
Commonwealth leaders pledge backing for a multi-billion-dollar fund to help developing nations cope with climate change
Q&A: Copenhagen summit
Copenhagen in graphics
Australia emissions plan in chaos

A SPIRE camera map of VY CMa (Esa/SPIRE Consortium) Colossal star seen by Herschel
The death throes of the biggest star known to science have been observed by Europe's new space telescope, Herschel.

A man yawns Cell discovery hope for jet lag
Researchers find a group of cells that may hold the key to how the body clock works and could provide clues to fight jet lag.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Logs bound for Siberia (Environmental Investigation Agency) Deadly trade
Battling the illegal loggers in Siberia's forests
Richard Black Earth Watch
Heavyweights get stuck in as Copenhagen looms
Andy Green (PA) Bloodhound diary
South African desert is the place for the record bid

THE GREEN ROOM
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Mother's and child's hands under a water tap (Getty Images) Are children's futures going up in smoke?
Lobster larva Seamount diary: November 2009
Climate: A question of justice

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