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Editor's note
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Global protests against climate change continue to gather momentum, as pupils in 60 countries are set to strike from school today, demanding urgent action from leaders. Climate scientist Chris Smith answers young people’s questions about the issue.
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A former British soldier is to face two murder charges over Bloody Sunday, when 13 unarmed civilians were killed at a civil rights march in Londonderry in 1972. Connal Parr explains that the decision to prosecute soldier “F” has come amid a flurry of other decisions relating to the violent legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, where each side regards the past competitively.
Theresa May is to ask the EU to extend Brexit beyond March 29 after MPs called for her to be sent back to Brussels yesterday. However, we still don’t know how much extra time will be on the table. Andrew Glencross watched another round of frenzied voting unfold.
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Emily Lindsay Brown
Editor for Cities and Young People
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Top stories
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Students out in force.
Kevin J. Frost.
Chris Smith, University of Leeds
What's the best thing I can do to help the climate? How long is the planet going to last? These questions and more answered by a climate scientist.
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What if climate action was the norm?
The Conversation
Will de Freitas, The Conversation; Khalil A. Cassimally, The Conversation; Jack Marley, The Conversation
Climate change is inevitable. Our response to it isn't. Researchers investigate the many ways life on Earth could be different by taking radical action on climate change.
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A mural in Bogside in Derry/Londonderry near the site of the events of Bloody Sunday.
murielle29/flickr
Connal Parr, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Why a broad amnesty for Northern Ireland's Troubles remains unlikely.
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Theresa May heads to parliament for her third crunch vote in a week.
EPA/Facundo Arrizabalaga
Andrew Glencross, Aston University
A series of amendments failed, but the prime minister must now appeal for more time.
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Science + Technology
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Daniel Jolley, Staffordshire University; Karen Douglas, University of Kent
If you believe a conspiracy theory about a specific minority group, you are more likely to have negative views about other, unrelated groups too.
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Robyn Grant, Manchester Metropolitan University
Can animals find the beat in music and dance along?
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Elisa Raffaella Ferrè, Royal Holloway
It seems being in space could make us more reluctant to take risks.
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Arts + Culture
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Sally O'Reilly, The Open University
Here’s to the good/bad women leading the world of fiction.
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Ashley Morgan, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Will men ever escape the tyranny of trousers?
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Health + Medicine
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Giampaolo Pitruzzello, University of York
New technology could help doctors identify the right antibiotic for their patient in double-quick time.
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David Farmer, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
The brain itself can’t actually feel pain. It can't sense damage to itself the way your finger can. We know this because people can have brain surgery while they are totally awake.
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Politics + Society
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Tony Rao, King's College London
Baby boomers have shown the fastest rise in rates of alcohol and drug misuse in the last 15 years.
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Cities
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Rosa Salzberg, University of Warwick
Airbnb has been criticised for contributing to housing problems in cities across Europe – but history shows there could be a way forward.
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