The wide-ranging effects of climate change

The wide-ranging effects of climate change

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The zeptoverse

What does it mean to look inside the very fabric of the universe?This week on Inside Science, Tom Whipple enters the zeptoverse with particle physicist Harry Cliff, exploring a world a billion trillionth of a metre across, where scientists hope to find answers to some of the bigg ...  Show more

The race to protect a third of the world

It's the time of year when nations come together to try and agree on a plan to futureproof the planet. But in the lead up to the Conference of the Parties 31, another meeting takes place – a smaller gathering, but one some would argue is just as important. COP17, the 17th meeting ...  Show more

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