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Traditional legal systems around the world are increasingly ill-equipped to cope with the fast-moving impact of climate change on communities, new research warns. Courts and authorities that control planning and local services must follow rigid rules that are based on people's rights and environmental protection. However, changes to make laws more dynamic and responsive could help those who enforce them move beyond reacting to events and become more proactive as they manage urban spaces.

Beneath our feet lie some of the largest living organisms on Earth. Fungi are mostly invisible and largely overlooked, but they help sustain the ecosystems and food systems that we depend on every day.

Children not only enjoy watching movies like Moana, but also learn lessons from them and apply those lessons to their own lives. That is the conclusion reached by communication scientists at Radboud University. For example, a movie can inspire children not to give up, to work together and to develop their own identity. In addition, movies can encourage children to think about social issues such as climate change and beauty standards.