The environment
The environment is the surroundings in which we live in and share with animals and plants. Living things adapt to their environment and have done over millennia, but the 20th Century saw rapid changes that our environment is struggling to adapt to. Environmental problems include pollution, global warming, climate change, ozone layer depletion, deforestation, loss of biodiversity and overpopulation to name a few. Renewable energy, recycling and emission reduction could help to save our environment.
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The strange science of radioactive steel and sunken treasure
The UFOs that scientists think are real, but can't explain
Nature's UFOs are even weirder and more mysterious than flying saucers.
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Limiting ourselves to a small portion of pork or chicken per week would allow the world to eat a healthy and sustainable diet
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The move to put alternative protein on our tables and supermarket shelves is picking up the pace.
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Take a look at the winners of 2023's thought-provoking and striking Environmental Photographer of the Year Competition
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Save paper and digitise your notes with one of these clever reusable notebooks.
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