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The best science long reads of 2017 (part two)

by The Editor
December 31, 2017
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The best science long reads of 2017 (part two)

From investigating the songbird trade in South-East Asia to hanging out with a man who keeps some very poisonous company, here's a second festive selection of the best science and environment long reads this year. You can read part one here.

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Lush green blankets of vegetation drape over Java's steep mountains. But these dense rain forests – on Indonesia's most crowded island – are rapidly falling silent. Songbirds that used to give the mountains a unique melody are being caught and sold.

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Botanical exploits: How British plant hunters served science. By Helen Briggs

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Europa: Our best shot at finding alien life? By Paul Rincon

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Are your clothes polluting the ocean? By Victoria Gill

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The other Dodo: Extinct bird that used its wings for clubs. By Rory Galloway

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