David Attenborough’s life lesson to kids: Live life, just don’t waste
25 October 2019
Seven Worlds, One Planet, David Attenborough’s stunning celebration of Earth’s biodiversity, prepares a new generation to save a beautiful world
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David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty
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The veteran naturalist lays the blame for Earth’s increasingly fragile ecosystem on humans, yet the stunning visuals in Netflix’s Our Planet add little to the genre
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Iconic tree from Twin Peaks threatened by climate change
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