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The peat bogs of Flow Country are full of unusual plants specialised to the region's cool, wet conditions (Credit: Alamy)
Future Planet

Scotland's most misunderstood landscape

By Martha Henriques

Ny Ålesund sits in the shadow of Zeppelinfjellet, where an atmospheric observatory monitors the air for signs of pollutants (Credit: Anna Filipova)
Pollution
The town where wi-fi is banned
By Anna Filipova
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Coming Clean
The downside of a plastic-free life
By Axelle Parriaux
The pollen of some plants are transported by the wind while others rely on visiting insects to pollinate neighbouring plants (Credit: Zuma Press/Alamy)
Plant
Is the world facing a pollen crisis?
By Carolyn Beans
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Coming Clean
Why 'natural' is not always better
By Anna Turns
The Blade Runner future is one of many possibilities that lie ahead (Credit: Alamy/Warner Bros)
Comment & Analysis
What if the world had no nature left?
By Lauren Holt
Most discarded plastic waste is still with us - entombed in landfills or polluting the environment (Credit: Alamy)
Future Planet
Could we live without plastic?
By Kelly Oakes
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Get the Facts
Unpicking the mysteries of recycling
By William Park
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Sustainability on a Shoestring
The least polluting way to shower
By William Park
Some consumers find it difficult to know which claims to trust (Credit: Getty Images)
Coming Clean
Why some climate claims are unprovable
By Isabelle Gerretsen
Skating on frozen ponds and rivers in the Netherlands used to be common in winter, but it rarely gets cold enough in recent decades (Credit: Nicolas Economou/Getty Images)
Family Tree
The Christmas rituals under threat
By Isabelle Gerretsen
Cities all over the world face a major challenge to bring their greenhouse gas emissions down to net zero (Credit: Jonathan Chiang/Scintt/Getty Images)
2045: Memories of the Future
Why city life is about to change
By Jessica Brown
Some synthetic fibres like polyester can be recycled to make new threads for use in clothing thanks to new processes (Credit: Yoshinori Kageyama/Barcroft Media/Getty Images)
2045: Memories of the Future
How carbon might go out of fashion
By Laura Paddison
To reach net zero by 2050, entire industries will have to decarbonise and change the way they operate (Credit: Frederic J Brown/Getty Images)
Carbon Cost
Why 'net zero' isn't always enough
By Kelly Oakes
Chand Bawri with intricate symmetries is a mathematical wonder and a visual delight (Credit: Marc Guitard/Getty Images)
Water
The 'inverted fortresses' for water
By Feza Tabassum Azmi
Drought combined with reduced river flows due to dams further upstream are starving the marshlands in Iraq's Ahwar region of water (Credit: Asaad Niazi/AFP/Getty Images)
Water
The growing threat of water wars
By Sandy Milne