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The
problem with plastic
(Updated September 2019) Waste plastic
is everywhere. It's getting to be one of the worst forms of pollution,
especially when it ends up in the oceans. And it's almost all made from fossil fuels. Please try my brand-new quiz to see how much you know about the plastic problem. Tip: to get a really good score, this it makes sense to read my guide first
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guide en français.
Food Do
you know what you're eating? Update
and upgrade completed January 2017.
Life
in danger What
is the planet's most terrifying animal? Updated
and re-designed, June 2016
Energy What
is energy and why so important? What are fossil fuels and why is using them so dangerous?
Pollution Polluted
land, polluted sea, polluted air —
pollution is everywhere. But the most dangerous pollution is that which you cannot see: carbon dioxide which comes from people burning ever greater amounts of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide is changing our climate more rapidly than even climate scientists thought possible Update April 2019
Genetic
Engineering Some
people think genetic engineering is dangerous.
Others think it's perfectly safe. Who's
right? And just what is CRISPR? Update
links, July 2016
Planet
Earth's nine lives Our
planet has limits but do you know what they
are?
Updated August
2017
Fracking Fracking is a way to find even more of those climate-damaging fossil fuels.
Eating
the future Why
are some people plundering the planet like
there was no tomorrow? Updated –
May 2017
Have
you tried out my Time Machine? With
this wonderful machine you can whizz back
through time to the very beginning of everything. (It
really works too. Look at the picture on
the left! But don't worry: it's perfectly
safe to have a go on. I guarantee you'll
get back to the Present!)
Click here to
take a trip through Time (updated
April 2019)
Then
there's my Quizzes,
and Features such
as my Galapagos
Islands trip and an incredible true
story about an island and a planet. And
don't miss my Fun
stuff pages .... music, puzzles and
loads of jokes sent in by kids like you.
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Love
from

"The
mind of a child is a fire to be kindled,
not a vessel to be filled."
Source:
Plato, one of the most famous Greek philosophers
who died in 348 BC aged about 80