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Atolls and climate change
Atolls are perceived as being most at risk from rising sea levels. Professor Ilan Kelman explores what the future could hold for these islands in the middle of the ocean
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Cutty Sark KS1 Literacy activity: A day in the life of a sailor
A handy Cutty Sark worksheet to help you write about a day in the life of a sailor.
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Victorian Christmas
Christmas as we know it today is largely down to the Victorians and their love of the festive season.
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A Quietly Historic Shoreline In Transition
“Time and Tide” is filmmaker Paul Wyatt’s love letter to a once-industrial riverside path in Greenwich. This area played a significant role in bridging oceans and changing how we communicate forever. Paul talks to Assistant Curator Aimee Mook about his film.
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What's it like to be a polar scientist?
Find out what it's like to live and work in the Antarctic with British Antarctic Survey scientist Joanne Johnson
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What's in a name? From Boaty McBoatface to RRS Sir David Attenborough
Find out more about how the UK's most advanced polar research ship came to be named after Sir David Attenborough
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Where is the RRS Sir David Attenborough now?
Track the UK's polar research vessel as it carries out important scientific research with the British Antarctic Survey
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Turning our view of the world inside out: introducing the new Ocean Map
The National Maritime Museum's Ocean Map reminds us just how much of the Earth is covered by water – and how important the ocean is to our planet
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Is Venice flooding getting worse?
Venice has always been at risk of flooding. But with climate change causing more damaging storms more often, is the future of this historic city under threat?
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Pollution in the River Thames: a history
Lifeline, water source, sewer – follow the murky history of London's relationship with the River Thames