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Fungi's fabulous future in mental health and sustainable materials

Fungi's fabulous future in mental health and sustainable materials

12 February 2020

These images showcase the incredible ways mushrooms can be used for everything from boosting well-being to fashioning baroque high heels
Climate change is killing off bumblebees in Europe and North America

Climate change is killing off bumblebees in Europe and North America

6 February 2020

Climate change has significantly increased the likelihood of bumblebees being driven to extinction in certain regions across North America and Europe
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the launch of the next COP26 UN Climate Summit at the Science Museum, London.

We can’t let Boris Johnson politicise crucial COP26 climate talks

5 February 2020

The most important climate talks for years are already becoming political. This needs to stop if we have any chance of success at COP26, says Adam Vaughan

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