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Henry David Thoreau 12 July 1817 - 6 May 1862

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Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was an American author and philosopher famous for his observations of the natural world and his transcendentalist beliefs

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Environment

How to help fight the covid-19 litter pandemic

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We have just two years to stop deep-sea mining from going ahead

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We have just two years to stop deep-sea mining from going ahead

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Why chemical pollution is turning into a third great planetary crisis

Environment

Why chemical pollution is turning into a third great planetary crisis

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Health

Legal lead levels in US tap water may harm people with kidney disease

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60 per cent of world’s rivers stop flowing for at least one day a year

Environment

60 per cent of world’s rivers stop flowing for at least one day a year

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Campaigners troubled by WHO delay of tougher air pollution guidelines

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Campaigners troubled by WHO delay of tougher air pollution guidelines

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Climate change and nature loss must be tackled together, says report

Environment

Climate change and nature loss must be tackled together, says report

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Can the UK recycle plastic without dumping it on other countries?

Environment

Can the UK recycle plastic without dumping it on other countries?

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Life

Did you know? Fewer than 100 people have a photographic memory

True photographic memory is yet to be proved but some people have a very rare condition which allows them to recall past events in detail

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Environment

The nitrogen emergency: How to fix our forgotten environmental crisis

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Environment

Ecocide may be on its way to becoming a new international crime

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Earth

Untouched nature was almost as rare 12,000 years ago as it is now

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The COP26 climate summit