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pollution

Latest climate talks actually made progress despite US obstinacy

Earth

Latest climate talks actually made progress despite US obstinacy

While the US tried to promote “clean coal” at the COP23 Bonn climate meeting, other countries called for the dirty fossil fuel to be rapidly phased out

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Shipping at sea

Technology

Camera spots hidden oil spills and may find missing planes

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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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Europe and the US were most responsible for deadly heatwave

Earth

Europe and the US were most responsible for deadly heatwave

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How to clean up the dirty water Puerto Ricans are drinking

Earth

How to clean up the dirty water Puerto Ricans are drinking

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Air pollution blamed for 500,000 early deaths in Europe in 2014

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Air pollution blamed for 500,000 early deaths in Europe in 2014

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A beach on Hainan

Earth

Early farmers may have polluted the sea 4000 years ago

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Cyclist carrying Flow

Technology

A cheap pollution sensor will keep you off the dirtiest roads

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Plan to save Great Barrier Reef from encroaching farm pollution

Life

Plan to save Great Barrier Reef from encroaching farm pollution

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lightning strike

Earth

Lightning storms triggered by exhaust from cargo ships

The world's busiest shipping lanes have twice as many bolts of lightning as nearby areas, and ships pumping soot into the air seem to be responsible

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Health

Third-hand smoke in furniture and clothes damages mouse organs

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Earth

Air pollution changes what bugs colonise our airways

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Earth

Extreme wildfires in the US could lead to long-term lung damage

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Technology

Fallen leaves could be turned into devices that store energy

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