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Consistent exposure to air pollution may raise an otherwise healthy person's risk of a first-time stroke

Health

Air pollution raises our risk of a stroke and its later complications

Exceeding the World Health Organization's recommended air pollution exposure limit could substantially increase our risk of a first-time stroke

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Wood burning in a wood-burning stove

Environment

UK energy crisis sparks rush for firewood despite air pollution fears

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Yanomami man standing in river holding fish

Environment

Half of fish tested in an Amazon river have unsafe levels of mercury

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underwater robot

Technology

Underwater robot scans seabed to seek out the most harmful pollution

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London mayor Sadiq Khan

Environment

Sadiq Khan urges UK parliament to pass 'Ella's Law' for clean air

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Study lake in Norway

Environment

Chemicals from plastic bag pollution could unbalance ecology of lakes

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The London Eye, Palace of Westminster and buildings in central London are seen through the mist from the 15th floor of an office block in the City of London. The UK Government's pollution forecast website has advised moderate to high levels of pollution are possible near urban areas in the south of the UK, in particular London, as light winds allow a build-up of locally emitted pollutants. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Health

Air pollution likely to be causing dementia, say UK science advisers

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Heavy machinery removes soil that is laced with pollutant chemicals for disposal

Environment

Biotech firm electrocutes soil so bacteria can eat ‘forever chemicals’

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A greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis)

Environment

Bats in Germany are riddled with pesticides and toxic pollutants

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by SpaceX/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock (10664346i) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard. NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX Demo-2 Historic Manned Launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. - 30 May 2020

Earth

Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth's weather systems

Increasing numbers of space launches will put more black carbon high in the atmosphere, where it can trap heat from the sun

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Environment

Trees are protecting Raphael paintings by soaking up pollution in Rome

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Health

Traffic noise at schools may hinder a child's memory and attentiveness

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Environment

Cutting air pollution could boost crop yields by up to 28 per cent

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Health

Pollution killed 9 million people worldwide in 2019 alone

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