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White nationalists are perverting environmentalism to smear migrants

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White nationalists are perverting environmentalism to smear migrants

Right-wing figures blame environmental destruction on immigration and overpopulation. The political mainstream needs to confront this threat before it’s too late, says Graham Lawton

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Graphene inventor Andre Geim: No-deal Brexit would destroy UK science

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Graphene inventor Andre Geim: No-deal Brexit would destroy UK science

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Awkward truths about Boris Johnson's praise for UK science and tech

Technology

Awkward truths about Boris Johnson's praise for UK science and tech

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The US embassy in Havana, Cuba

Mind

Brain scans hint the mysterious 'sonic attack' in Cuba was real

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Eight things we learned in the UK government's pre-Johnson info dump

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Eight things we learned in the UK government's pre-Johnson info dump

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Cleared forest (orange) and cattle ranches (light green) around the Juruena River in Brazil

Environment

Deforestation in Brazil has rocketed since Bolsonaro became president

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People protesting mining in NZ

Environment

Authoritarians are less willing to make sacrifices for the environment

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School climate strikers

Environment

We’re living through a climate emergency. Time to start acting like it

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JUNE 12: A protester makes a gesture during a protest on June 12, 2019 in Hong Kong China. Large crowds of protesters gathered in central Hong Kong as the city braced for another mass rally in a show of strength against the government over a divisive plan to allow extraditions to China

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Does people power make a difference? The truth about protests

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This Tank Man image from Tiananmen Square heralded a new digital age

Humans

This Tank Man image from Tiananmen Square heralded a new digital age

"Tank Man" is an iconic image of how one man defied brutal state power at Tiananmen Square 30 years ago. It also marked the beginning of a new technological era

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Earth

New prime minister Boris Johnson’s climate change record

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Environment

Donald Trump and Theresa May discuss climate change, Huawei and trade

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Health

New Zealand wants to make people happy, not rich - will it work?

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Health

Family to be deported from Australia because son has cystic fibrosis

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