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air pollution

Environment

Common compostable plastic fails to break down after a year at sea

A leading "bioplastic" used in single-use cups and containers degrades in the ocean just as slowly as the oil-based stuff, and must be broken down in commercial facilities to be composted

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Life

Wild African primates have flame retardants in their faeces

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Modern urban wastewater treatment plant

Environment

Toxic PFAS can be broken down by bacteria found in wastewater

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Kettleman City, CA - Jan 29, 2022: Many cars charging at a Tesla Supercharger station. Supercharger stations allow Tesla cars to be fast-charged at the network within a hour.

Environment

California's electric car boom reduces pollution – but not everywhere

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How indoor air pollution affects your health and what to do about it

Health

How indoor air pollution affects your health and what to do about it

Features

Environment

US toxic chemical emissions to air, water and soil increased in 2021

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Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of seabirds

Life

Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of seabirds

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Waste water flowing into a British river from concrete pipes

Environment

The state of Britain's rivers: Slurry, silage and sewage

Features

Feargal Sharkey: We’re destroying every river in the country

Video

Feargal Sharkey: We’re destroying every river in the country

Video

RPS Woman Science Photographer of the Year a small group of atmospheric scientists move a fluxsled to the ice, this was the first instrument deployed on the new MOSAiC floe. ?Leap of Science? by Lianna Nixon (USA)

Humans

See the top shots in the Woman Science Photographer of the Year award

From bioluminescent marine algae to soap bubbles, these stunning images are some of the winners and finalists for the inaugural RPS Woman Science Photographer of the Year competition

Regulars

Environment

Huge ecological disaster in river Oder last year could repeat in 2023

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Environment

How can you tell if a river in the UK is healthy?

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Technology

We don't need 'miracle' green technologies to save the planet

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Chemistry

Loofah-inspired gel purifies contaminated water with warmth of the sun

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