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Trump’s green light for great wall of Mexico
Some thought he would change his mind. But yesterday Donald Trump confirmed that his famous promise for a 1,000 mile wall along the US-Mexico border would come true. What is it about walls?
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Planet Earth: ‘the best TV series ever made’
The final episode of David Attenborough’s wildly popular Planet Earth II was shown on Sunday. Is it just a bit of fun, or do programmes like this make a difference to how we see...
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Scientists ‘find’ over two trillion new trees
Experts at Yale university in the USA say there are probably eight times more trees in the world than we thought. When statistics can be so wrong, should we trust the ones we read?
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Leap in the dark: Europe puts its clocks back
Millions spent an extra hour in bed after the clocks changed on Sunday. But 100 years after British Summer Time was invented, more and more people are saying we should get rid of it.
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Storm in media as hurricane smashes Florida
Hurricane Matthew is the strongest storm to hit the USA for 12 years. No wonder it is big news. Maybe too big? There are many far worse natural disasters — only with less amazing pictures.
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City roads go silent on World Car Free Day
Last week, people around the world chose to cycle or walk instead of drive. The idea was to reduce pollution and road accidents. But are cars really so bad?
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New nuclear plant sparks debate over energy
Hinkley Point C, the UK’s newest nuclear plant, is under construction. It will provide generations with electricity. But some are asking whether nuclear power is the right way to do this.
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The tide of plastic waste engulfing the world
The amount of global plastic waste is ‘so vast it’s hard to know where to start’. The UK government is discussing new ways to fight it but will humans ever really break the plastic habit?
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Italy shaken by ‘apocalyptic’ earthquake
This summer, families in central Italy woke to find the ground shaking beneath them. Many homes were destroyed. Earthquakes are fairly common in the area, so why can’t we see them coming?
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Emergency: the Great Barrier Reef is dying
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef — the only living thing visible from space — is dying fast. But the news is more interested in politics. Why is this not the biggest story of 2016?
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Poachers poison Kenya’s most famous elephant
Satao, one of the largest elephants in the world, was killed for his enormous tusks two years ago. What can be done to stop the ivory trade and prevent more elephant deaths?
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Climate fears over Canada’s ‘hellish’ wildfire
The world is watching in horror as a ‘multi-headed monster’ burns through a Canadian forest. It shows no sign of stopping — and scientists are blaming climate change. Can anything be done?
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Eat less meat to save the planet, report warns
Scientists have argued that the world’s growing appetite for meat, especially beef, is a bigger threat to the environment than pollution from cars and planes. Is it time to go vegetarian?
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Pope meets the poor in storm-hit Philippines
Pope Francis spoke to a crowd of millions in Manila. He talked to one girl about the nobility of suffering. Does he have a point, or is he failing to take the country’s problems seriously?
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Pope demands protection for ‘precious’ Earth
The head of the worldwide Catholic Church has called for action to preserve the environment. The natural world is under threat, but why is it so important to protect it?