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motorway busy with cars

Physics

Good news: one form of air pollution may be falling in Europe

Levels of nitrogen dioxide in European city air rose throughout the 2000s but seem to have reached a peak in 2010 – suggesting Europe might get cleaner air sooner than expected

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Car exhaust

Health

The UK just missed a big chance to cut harmful diesel pollution

Comment

Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050

Earth

Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050

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Keystone XL oil pipeline will go ahead despite last week's spill

Earth

Keystone XL oil pipeline will go ahead despite last week's spill

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Latest climate talks actually made progress despite US obstinacy

Earth

Latest climate talks actually made progress despite US obstinacy

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A factory with large plumes emanating from its chimneys

Earth

Bad news: Carbon emissions have suddenly started rising again

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Planting trees could mop up ten years’ worth of greenhouse gases

Earth

Planting trees could mop up ten years’ worth of greenhouse gases

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China’s dreadful air pollution seems to have got a bit better

Earth

China’s dreadful air pollution seems to have got a bit better

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Donald Trump

Humans

Maths can make sense of Trump’s ‘madman’ North Korea strategy

Comment

Europe and the US were most responsible for deadly heatwave

Earth

Europe and the US were most responsible for deadly heatwave

A lethal heatwave that struck Argentina in 2013 was made more likely by climate change – and greenhouse gases from Europe and the US played the biggest role

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Technology

Bitcoin mining uses more energy than Ecuador – but there’s a fix

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Technology

Robotic underwater miners can go where humans can't

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Humans

Trump’s U-turn may see Iran join North Korea as a nuclear state

Analysis

Technology

The blushing Englishman who stole nuclear secrets from the US

Features

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