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Health

Wastewater treatment plants funnel PFAS into drinking water

Wastewater treatment plants in the US may discharge enough “forever chemicals” to raise concentrations in drinking water above the safe limit for millions of people

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Environment

Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have caused IQ deficits

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Technology

AI uses throat vibrations to work out what someone is trying to say

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The problems with Dry January – and what you could try doing instead

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The problems with Dry January – and what you could try doing instead

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Space

Pluto may have captured its moon Charon with a brief kiss

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Life

Secrets of velvet ant's venom explain what makes its sting so painful

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Health

5 graphs that show how the world suddenly changed when covid-19 hit

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Environment

Permafrost thaw beneath Arctic lakes poses surprise pollution threat

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Earth

Electric fields could mine rare earth metals with less harm

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Environment

Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent greenhouse gas emissions

Countries have pledged to phase out HFC-23, a powerful greenhouse gas, but atmospheric data shows that emissions are five times higher than governments are reporting

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Humans

Climate change may have killed ancient 'hobbit' hominins

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Health

US teens are using less of every substance – except for one

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Technology

Glowing biological quantum sensor could track how cells form

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Technology

Crystal-based cooling could make fridges more sustainable

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