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Environment

Spiderwebs catch microplastic particles floating in city air

Tiny plastic particles from clothing and car tyres stick to spiders’ webs in cities, which could prove useful to researchers monitoring this form of pollution

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Mumbai skyline

Environment

Tropical city air pollution led to 470,000 premature deaths in 2018

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Microscopy of cotton (red) and polyester (black) fibers collected from tumble dryer exhaust. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Environment

Fabric conditioners reduce the release of microfibres in tumble dryers

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Smog

Environment

Harmful air pollution now affects 99 per cent of everyone on Earth

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Woman putting a well dried log into a glowing wood burning stove.

Health

Health impacts of wood burning cost EU and UK €13 billion a year

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Environment

Goo made from okra can filter microplastics out of water

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Inhaling leaded petrol as a child may affect an adult's IQ

Health

Leaded petrol may have lowered the IQ of over half the US population

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Plastic garbage collected research plot to assess plastic pollution Eastern Island Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

Environment

Countries agree to end plastic pollution in ambitious global treaty

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Polluted water

Technology

Nanorobots clean up contaminated water by grabbing hold of pollutants

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Health

Air pollution may make some bacteria in our nose and throat turn nasty

The superbug MRSA is potentially even more harmful if it is exposed to air pollution, some studies using mice and human cells suggest

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Health

Cleaning products cause indoor pollution levels similar to a busy road

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Environment

Research stations and tourists are hastening snow melt in Antarctica

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Environment

Janez Potočnik interview: How a circular economy can help us go green

Features

Environment

The end of waste: The grand plan to build a truly circular economy

Features

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