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What the concrete crisis in UK schools teaches us about climate change
Today's wonder materials occasionally turn into tomorrow's time bombs
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Moving Beaches
The intriguing story of the mostly invisible (and often illegal) trade in beaches. Yes, beaches.
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Why are we erasing our industrial history?
Britain is littered with blue plaques commemorating where famous authors and politicians lived. Yet we happily demolish our most important industrial…
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Our planetary footprint is growing at an astounding rate
Each year we are mining more than our ancestors did in multiple generations
Why does Britain export 80% of its oil?
The answer is rather more interesting than you might have thought
Salt Power
Long ago, this substance was used as a tool of power. In future it will be used as a tool of power. We need to start talking about salt (all over…
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Lights Out World
Just because fewer and fewer people are working in the Material World doesn't mean it's less important. Quite the contrary...
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