In the oceans, the IUCN reports that five out of eight tuna species are now "threatened" or "near threatened, " while 26 recently-discovered amphibians have been added to the Red List including the "blessed poison frog" (classified as vulnerable) while the "summers' poison frog" is endangered.

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It also outlines proposals for children to be taught a chronological history of Britain, to begin to write simple computer programs at age five and to learn the names of continents, oceans, countries and geographic features, as well as how to use maps and compasses in geography lessons.

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There are in fact five known "garbage patches" in the world's oceans.

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