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air pollution

A flock of seagulls hovers over a landfill site

Technology

Detective gulls sniff out illegally dumped trash from the skies

Attracted by the smell of ripe organic waste, seagulls fitted with GPS trackers led scientists to hard-to-spot illegal dumping sites

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Plastic bag floating in the ocean

Earth

UK’s plastic rubbish ends up in fragile Arctic ecosystems

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The prototype plastic-clearing Boomy McBoomface

Earth

Could a vast rubber boom clean up tonnes of ocean plastic?

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Earth

Activists could force UK to clean its air – if it remains in EU

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A planned CO2-sucking demonstration plant

Earth

First commercial carbon-capture plant set to open in Switzerland

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A speaker stand in front of a UNEA banner

Earth

World's parliament for the environment to tackle global issues

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Forever, Ai Weiwei, is a sculpture made of bicycles

Life

Megacities Asia challenges the utopian view of smart cities

Culture

Street scene in India

Health

Cycling for more than five hours a week in Delhi is bad for you

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Running and cycling commuters

Health

Walking and cycling are still good for you despite air pollution

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An Earth made verdant by greenhouse gases brings its own dangers

Life

An Earth made verdant by greenhouse gases brings its own dangers

Fresh evidence that carbon pollution is greening our planet will be billed as good news by climate deniers. It isn't, says Olive Heffernan

Comment

Earth

Pollutants found in fish we eat can compromise body's defences

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Earth

Hidden cost of climate change is unwanted carbs in your food

Comment

Health

If we want to breathe clean air, we need to fight for it

Analysis

Earth

Should the UK pull plug on Hinkley Point nuclear power station?

Comment

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