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Forever chemicals: New study begins to unravel exactly how PFAS affect our bodies

Forever chemicals: New study begins to unravel exactly how PFAS affect our bodies

A new study has revealed the effect of PFAS, known as “forever chemicals”, on our natural biological processes for the first time.
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Sunak science: Can the new PM be trusted?

Sunak science: Can the new PM be trusted?

With (another) new prime minister in power, we investigate his record on science and how that might impact the UK’s scientific community
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Climate change announced as the theme for Manchester Science Festival 2020

Climate change announced as the theme for Manchester Science Festival 2020

The festival will showcase a range of art commissions, immersive and participatory experiences, outdoor events and live debates in aid of the 2020 Year of Climate Action
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Racking up those air miles

Racking up those air miles

As part of our Climate Change issue, we take a look at some of the most outrageous distances covered by sports teams when travelling to their games
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Opinion: Local elections are key to climate action

Opinion: Local elections are key to climate action

Sebastian Cousins, a member of the Young Green Society, discusses the importance of local elections in the fight for climate action
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Light at the end of the Élysée Palace?

Light at the end of the Élysée Palace?

Oscar Tapper defends Macron’s record, exploring the difficulty of being a leader that’s often derided on both sides of the political spectrum
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Review: Robert Macfarlane — Underland

Review: Robert Macfarlane — Underland

Robert Macfarlane’s Underland discusses our relationship to the earth beneath our feet, review by Will Stonier
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Google funds notorious climate change deniers

Google funds notorious climate change deniers

A recent report claims that Google have been contributing funds to climate-denial organisations, going against the ethos of the company
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We’re only ‘children’ when middle-aged men don’t like our ideas

We’re only ‘children’ when middle-aged men don’t like our ideas

Dismissing the ideas and activism of people like Greta Thunberg because of their age shows how older generations only pick and choose when to treat teenagers like adults, argues Kate Jackson
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Rothwell officially supports climate emergency

Rothwell officially supports climate emergency

Student activists say the University has £11 million in fossil fuel companies
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Climate activists end UoM occupation

Climate activists end UoM occupation

The group called UoM’s tactics “heavy handed”
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Climate activists occupy UoM: As it happened

Climate activists occupy UoM: As it happened

They’re demanding UoM divest from all fossil fuel companies
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“Your future is f*cked!”: climate change protest causes Oxford Road chaos

“Your future is f*cked!”: climate change protest causes Oxford Road chaos

The protest divided students and passers-by alike, despite lasting for only 15 minutes
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‘Time to Act on Climate Change’ meeting on campus

Representatives from across the climate change movement met on campus to promote student and public protest ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. On the 12th of November 2015, Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett, Asas Rehman from Friends of the Earth and  representative of the Campaign Against Climate Change Martin Empson, addressed over 100 students […]
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