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air pollution

Hand with cigarette

Health

Third-hand smoke in furniture and clothes damages mouse organs

Exposure to smoke residue increases rodents’ stress hormones and puts them at higher risk of diabetes, as well as harming their livers and brains

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Air pollution changes what bugs colonise our airways

Earth

Air pollution changes what bugs colonise our airways

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wildfire

Earth

Extreme wildfires in the US could lead to long-term lung damage

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Fallen leaves blowing around in the wind

Technology

Fallen leaves could be turned into devices that store energy

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A filter-feeder

Earth

Weird creatures are spreading polluting plastic through the sea

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shoal of silver fish against a green and blue background

Life

Fish eat bits of plastic because they think they smell good

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Turtle-headed sea snake

Earth

Sea snakes are turning black in response to industrial pollution

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A young girl drinking water from a tap

Technology

How to strip 99 per cent of harmful BPA from water in 30 minutes

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electric car charging station

Health

UK ban on polluting cars by 2040 is just a cynical smokescreen

Analysis

plastic bottles

Earth

Throwaway culture: The truth about recycling

We take it for granted that recycling is the best way to dispose of waste. But is that just greenwash? 51¶¯Âþ sorts through the trash so that you can make up your mind

Features

Technology

Buzz of drones is more annoying than any other kind of vehicle

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Earth

Uninhabitable Earth? In fact, it’s really hard to fry the planet

Analysis

Earth

France plans to ban all new petrol and diesel cars by 2040

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Earth

Ozone layer recovery will be delayed by chemical leaks

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