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The final book in Jim Heimann’s survey of a century of US advertising takes us to a decade where Apple sold a new way of living and mermaids hawked Evian. It’s a ‘swan song’, he says – for his series but also the industry as a whole

Over 95% of the forests in the Cardamom Mountains are intact, making it a stronghold of conservation

Why did it have to be snakes?

Indiana Jones star joked that scientists have a habit of naming species that ‘terrify children’ in his honour

The Indiana Jones actor described the reptile’s naming – Tachymenoides harrisonfordi – as ‘humbling’

Harrison Ford has had a Peruvian snake species named after him. The newly discovered species has been named Tachymenoides harrisonfordi to honour the actor’s environmental advocacy. The Star Wars actor, who is the vice chair of non-profit group Conservation International, said it was a “humbling” development. His legendary Indiana Jones…

Māori tribes record changes to lands and oceans, with some food-gathering practices that have sustained communities for hundreds of years lost

Carnivores like leopards, lions and hyenas have been killing livestock for centuries, causing financial losses to farmers. In many parts of the world, farmers respond by killing these predators. This has greatly reduced the populations of some top predators like leopards and lions.

The Guardian visits the Peruvian Amazon as part of a continuing investigation into forest-based carbon offsetting