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Boaty McBoatface to go on its first Antarctic mission

A small yellow robot submarine, called Boaty McBoatface after a competition to name a new polar research ship backfired, is being sent on its first Antarctic mission.

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Gender

Indonesia Push To Teach Gender Equality In Schools Amid Rising Violence Against Women

IN the face of rising violence against female students, an Indonesian state commission has called for changes in the national school curriculum to promote gender equality a...

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Environment

Shell Is Abandoning Canada’s Oilsands

In a move that might be indicative of flagging international confidence in the Canadian Oil sands, Shell has announced it will exit most of its oil extraction projects in A...

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Festivals

Exotic Venues & Unique Themes: These 7 Film Festivals Celebrate Cinema With A Difference!

Here, there are niche windows for every kind of cinema, and that’s the beauty of the Indian festival landscape. These festivals are unique in different ways: some foc...

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Environment

Great Barrier Reef Bleached For Unprecedented Second Year Running

Great Barrier Reef bleached for unprecedented second year running A mass bleaching event is taking its toll on the Great Barrier Reef for an unprecedented second year in a ...

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Environment

How Climate Change Battles Are Increasingly Being Fought, And Won, In Court

Around the world courts are stepping in when politicians fail to act, with South Africa’s government the latest to lose a groundbreaking climate lawsuit with judges r...

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Environment

Finance Sector Could Face Climate-Risk Testing, Says Australian Watchdog

Australia’s financial institutions could be required to test climate-risk scenarios as international regulators continue to warn of the economic dangers posed by clim...

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Environment

‘De-Extinction’ Is a Bad Idea Because We Can’t Even Take Care of What We’ve Got

Because of climate change and other pressures, species are estimated to be going extinct at a 1,000 times the natural rate. What if we could bring some of them back from th...

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Environment

David Attenborough Attacks Plan For Borneo Bridge That Threatens Orangutans

Endangered pygmy elephants and orangutans threatened by scheme for Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary David Attenborough and Steve Backshall have joined conservationists and c...

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Festivals

7 Must-See Films At The 2017 Environmental Film Festival

From the hidden costs of our digital world to the frozen edges of civilization, here are a few films to catch this year. Now celebrating its 25th year, the Environmental Fi...

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