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Amphibians in decline

Amphibians in decline Creative commons imageCredit: summerrunner2009 under CC-BY-NC-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 14 Apr 2008
By Professor Tim Halliday
Professor Tim Halliday reports on the decline in the worldwide amphibian population and considers what this means for humans in Britain.
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Biofuels: heroes or villains?

Biofuels: heroes or villains? Creative commons imageCredit: Rainforest Action Group under CC-BY-NC licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 13 Mar 2008
By Professor Stephen Potter
Biofuels were hailed as the great hope of sustainable energy, particularly for cutting CO2 emissions from transport. But they have suddenly shifted from hero to...
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Our coast in the future

Our coast in the future Copyrighted imageCredit: Controlled
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 07 Mar 2008
By The Coast web team
We look at how will climate change might alter the shape of the coastline.
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Lifecycle and climate change

Lifecycle and climate change Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 05 Jan 2008
By Professor Tim Halliday
In this article Tim Halliday looks at the possible effect of climate change on amphibians and reptiles
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Interdependence Day explained

Featuring: Audio
Interdependence Day explained Copyrighted imageCredit: open2 team
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 30 Nov 2007
By Dr Joe Smith
Doctor Joe Smith, of the Open University, and director of the Interdependence Day project, introduces the project
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Coast at Greenwich: Q and A

Featuring: Audio
Coast at Greenwich: Q and A Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 20 Nov 2007
By Dr Mike Dodd, Professor Mark Horton, Rebecca Cook, Alex Midlen
As part of a day of Coast-themed events at the Maritime Museum, we held a roundtable discussion on the issues facing those who live and...
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Interdependence Day 2007

Interdependence Day 2007 Creative commons imageCredit: ru_24_real under CC-BY-NC-ND licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 30 Oct 2007
By Dr Joe Smith
Joe Smith reports on the second interdependence day.
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Introducing climate change

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 18 Jun 2007
By The Coast web team
This OU course taster provides an introduction to climate change, from the BBC/OU series Coast.
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New politics for a new age

New politics for a new age Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 09 May 2007
By Dr Giles Mohan
Giles Mohan responds to the Reith Lecture by Jeffery Sachs on 'New Politics for a New Age'.
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To boldly go - Under the Ice

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To boldly go - Under the Ice Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 09 May 2007
By Miles Peabody
Science knows little about the Antarctic seas and scientists want to find out what's happening in this untouched, hostile habitat.
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