Science

Even with millions in funding and super high-tech equipment, the world’s space agencies need a helping hand from people at home.

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Using a spacecraft to knock an asteroid off a collision course is the best planetary defence we have. But it will take complex calculations, and plenty of time.

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A large asteroid or comet on track for Earth would be a global threat. It would require national and international efforts to stop it.

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What would an asteroid or comet impact be like?

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The problem of too much plastic packaging will not be solved without addressing its larger twin: food waste.

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Plant-based plastics are only just starting to be more widely accepted. But challenges remain.

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Single-use plastic is a huge environmental problem, but it can help limit food waste – another big problem. Tackling both will take ingenuity.

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Malaysia wants to get rid of single-use plastic by 2030. Bioplastics may help it get there.

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Vast amounts of food are sent to landfill. But the jury’s out on whether packaging is friend or foe in the fight against the problem.

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Fish stocks and seas face multiple threats, but marine scientists are working to find solutions to restore our vast blue ecosystem.

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Fish meat grown from discarded fins could be the next sustainable food solution.

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