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Spring Forwards, Fall Backwards

On October 31st we'll all turn our clocks back by one hour. There's mounting evidence that we could save energy by cancelling this annual ritual. Alice Roberts reports.

On October 31st we'll all dutifully turn our clocks back by one hour, plunging our evenings into premature darkness. There's mounting evidence that this annual ritual has a real environmental cost. Alice Roberts takes a look at the arguments from the Greenwich Meridian to Cornwall and the Western Isles to find out who could benefit and who might suffer from a change in the way we set our clocks.

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Thu 28 Oct 2010 13:30

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  • Wed 27 Oct 2010 21:00
  • Thu 28 Oct 2010 13:30

What has happened to the world's coral?

What has happened to the world's coral?

In 2016 reefs around the world the size of city blocks died. Here we explore why.

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