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Hundreds of dead crabs on the beach at Seaton Carew, Hartlepool in 2021 https://twitter.com/12BBYTHESEASIDE/status/1452164992845983744 Paul Grainger (permissions granted)

Environment

What’s causing a mass die-off of crabs on the UK coast?

A new study points to pyridine pollution as the most likely culprit behind the deaths of crustaceans, with dredging in the river Tees a possible source

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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

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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

Tests on 387 bats from five species found that all were exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine insecticides, legacy pollutants that have long been banned

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Earth

Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth's weather systems

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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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