Our consumption is not without impacts.
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Putting all of our eggs in the net zero basket is merely kicking the can down the road.
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Scientists have discovered how the wise old barn owl is so good at catching rodents.
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Jordan has a huge number of Syrian refugees and since 2016 it has let them legally enter the workforce.
Conte: free to spread on to two chairs now.
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The fragile coalition between the League and Five Star Movement has fallen to pieces – and Giuseppe Conte is the last man standing.
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Some animals, like rats, learn linguistic patterns better than humans can.
Members of the Huni Kuin community survey the damage after a fire on August 22.
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Huwã Karu Yuxibu, the cultural centre of the Huni Kuin indigenous group in the Amazonian state of Acre, was destroyed by fire in August.
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Looking for a short-term fix from the very thing that is causing you long-term problems is a symptom of addiction.
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In Nordic and Latin American countries, education systems promote well-being and resilience. The UK still has a lot to learn.
Gardening gives people the chance to reconnect and relax.
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How gardening can make you happier and healthier.
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Applying for British citizenship or settled status is a way for EU nationals to ‘take back control’ over their lives.
The Rosa Parks Barbie (centre) with other figures from the Inspiring Women Series. From L to R: Katherine Johnson, Sally Ride, Frida Kahlo and Amelia Earhart.
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It’s great that toy companies are celebrating diverse role models, but children could be taught so much more in their write ups of their stories.
Eric Cantona at the UEFA President’s award.
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Cantona was right to raise concerns about the future, says an expert on transhumanism.
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The English Football League has no formal obligation to fans, even though its entire existence depends on them.
Ruth Davidson: standing down as Scottish Conservative leader after eight years.
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Charismatic Ruth Davidson broke the mould of the traditional Tory MP to reach parts of the electorate others couldn’t. So how do the Scottish Conservatives fill the vacuum she leaves?
Buttongrass survives and rapidly regrows after a fire. Tasmania, Australia.
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Not only can plants survive fire, they can use the experience of being burned to prepare themselves for future blazes.
As the world warms, male ladybird spiders are hatching too early in the year to meet a mate.
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Don’t be afraid of spiders – be afraid for spiders
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From Strictly Come Dancing to the Tour de France ‘curses’ have rational explanations. Here, psychologists discuss why belief in them persists.
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It’s not just measles you need to worry about.
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Male and female artists have different perspectives to offer - and no less so within the photography world.
Found a fortune : some of the more than 2,000 coins uncovered at Chew, in south-western England.
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Amateur detectorists do a lot of the heavy lifting on which archaeologists depend.
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Young people spend too much time sitting still. When they get a chance to move, it should not be stressful.
Life on the border: Kurdish men in Kobani, Syria.
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After years of tensions over northern Syria, the US and Turkey have agreed to establish safe zones. Why now?
An electric cremator in Austria.
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Up to 10% of deceased people in big cities get no burial ceremony, in many cases because they requested it.
Members of the Venice International Film Festival jury panel.
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Pledges on gender parity are not worth the paper they are written on if selection processes remain secret.
MPs have options but they are running out of time.
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It’s technically possible to topple the government but it wouldn’t be easy.