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BBC breaks Attenborough’s golden rule… twice
Should nature documentaries save the lives of the animals they film? David Attenborough has always said that he will not change the course of nature. Yet the crew of...
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Wildfires may get worse due to climate change
Is climate change to blame? Raging wildfires in California have killed more than 50 people and displaced 300,000 more. If global warming continues, some predicts that the blazes will only get...
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Attenborough show reveals secrets of survival
Are you a lion or a penguin? A new TV series narrated by Sir David Attenborough will look at whether it is best to be aggressive or to work together to survive in the wild.
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Act now! UN warns of climate catastrophe
Can global warming be stopped? In a dramatic new study, scientists claim that humanity has just 12 years to prevent catastrophic climate change. They call for immediate and urgent action.
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Tsunami brings destruction to Indonesia
Could the disaster in Indonesia have been prevented? Last week, a lethal tsunami hit the city of Palu just as an official tsunami warning was called off. A race is on to help survivors.
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The bold new plan to save the UK’s wildlife
Can ordinary people save the UK’s wildlife? In the last 50 years, wildlife numbers have halved in Britain. Around 15% of species are at risk of extinction. Now one man is on a mission to help.
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Official: summer 2018 was England’s hottest ever
Do you enjoy hot summers? This year was a scorcher! For six weeks from June to August, temperatures regularly reached 30C or more. In England, it was the hottest summer since records began.
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Gigantic blaze tears across Manchester moors
How bad are the moorland fires? They have raged for weeks in the north of England, destroying a lot of wildlife. Firefighters are bravely fighting them, but they could become more frequent.
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The search for a life-saving earthquake emoji
Could a picture save your life? We have emoji for most disasters, but not earthquakes. Some scientists think that a new quake emoji would speed up reactions in a crisis, and even save lives.
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Hawaii hit by fiery eruption and earthquakes
Would you live near a volcano? In Hawaii, Kilauea has erupted dramatically, destroying homes and causing people to flee. Eruptions are common, yet people stay near them. Why?
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Exposed: how tourism feeds global warming
Is “mass tourism” wrong? Tourism is a booming industry, but a study has shown that it pollutes far more than previously thought. In other words, global travel is causing global warming.
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Eureka! Scientists create plastic-eating mutant
Do the biggest changes happen by accident? While investigating an enzyme that breaks down plastic, scientists mistakenly made it better. It could “help with society’s growing waste problem”.
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How to stop Antarctica’s ice from melting
Could we create new glaciers to stop Antarctic ice from melting? The continent’s huge ice sheet has been slowly shrinking for the last 16 years. It could have terrible results for the world.
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Whoosh! Windy weather disrupts Winter Olympics
Do you prefer the Winter or Summer Olympics? The Games are all about the world’s top athletes competing to be the best, but this year in Pyeongchang there is another contender — the weather.
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For lunch today: locusts, crickets and worms
Could eating insects save the human race? With the global population expanding fast, experts are worried the planet may run out of food. One good answer would be to eat more bugs...