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Paris (AFP) - Climate deniers looking to block action and "greenwashing" companies could have free rein on Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover, analysts warned as leaders pursued anti-warming efforts at the COP27 summit.

Can we trust the scientific truths of today?

Many of us accept science is a reliable guide to what we ought to believe – but not all of us do.

Astronomers once believed the Sun revolved around the Earth. In the 19th century, scientists thought the shape of a person’s skull could reveal their mental strengths or weaknesses. And in the 20th century, many scientists fiercely opposed the idea that continents drift. All views that have since been completely overturned.

America’s largest oil firm claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the first amendment