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Aug 2023
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Green Scene: Fake whale poo can help re...

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In this week’s Green Scene, Dr Ruth Freeman Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland discusses if fake whale poo can help restore ocean biodiversity and how saving the ozone layer helps with the climate challenge.

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