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Our Planet
Is plastic in the sea going to kill all of us?
No. But the less dramatic truth is still ugly enough to demand action.
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Big headlines. What they mean for your life.
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Our Planet
Will clean water become the next oil?
Water is becoming more valuable. But the real story is bigger—and stranger—than buying barrels of it.
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Our Planet
How fast is Malaysia losing its forests?
The football-pitch answer is dramatic. The honest answer depends on which forest loss you mean.
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Politics Explained
Does “record spending” mean better services?
A government can spend more money and still leave people waiting longer.
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People & Technology
Top 5 ways AI could end the world—is any of this real?
From AI-assisted cyberattacks to a machine nobody can control: five very different dangers, and five very different levels of evidence.
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The Wider World
What would World War 3 actually look like?
It may begin with a map. You may first feel it through your phone, flight, fuel bill or supermarket.
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