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Underwater robot scans seabed to seek out the most harmful pollution

A robot equipped with AI image recognition can identify and map rubbish on the seafloor to help prioritise clean-up operations towards the most toxic materials

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London mayor Sadiq Khan

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Sadiq Khan urges UK parliament to pass 'Ella's Law' for clean air

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Study lake in Norway

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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

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Biotech firm electrocutes soil so bacteria can eat ‘forever chemicals’

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A greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis)

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Bats in Germany are riddled with pesticides and toxic pollutants

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by SpaceX/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock (10664346i) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard. NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX Demo-2 Historic Manned Launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. - 30 May 2020

Earth

Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth's weather systems

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lichen and frescoes

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Trees are protecting Raphael paintings by soaking up pollution in Rome

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A stock image of children walking into school

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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

Analysis of air pollution and crop health via satellite imagery suggests that limiting emissions of nitrogen dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, could boost crop yields by up to 28 per cent

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Health

Pollution killed 9 million people worldwide in 2019 alone

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Environment

Toxic foam from polluted rivers causes health problems in Colombia

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Environment

Spiderwebs catch microplastic particles floating in city air

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Environment

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

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