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Microplastics have been found almost everywhere: in blood, placentas, lungs – even the human brain. One study estimated our cerebral organs alone may contain 5g of the stuff, or roughly a teaspoon. If true, plastic isn’t just wrapped around our food or woven into our clothes: it is lodged deep inside us.
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Pakistan’s large-scale tree planting project has become a central part of its climate adaptation strategy, conservation experts have said at a conference in Abu Dhabi.
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The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping.
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A large white coral reef containing important species and fossil traces has been discovered at a depth of more than 500 metres in the Gulf of Naples, in a rare discovery for the Mediterranean, the Italian Research Council (CNR) said on Friday.
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More than half of all bird species are in decline, according to a new global assessment, with deforestation driving sharp falls in populations across the planet.
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The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory.
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Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study.
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Lawmaker groups holding a majority in the European Parliament agreed a deal late on Wednesday to make deeper cuts to the EU's corporate sustainability law, lawmakers and officials told Reuters.
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The European Union should ease its CO2 reduction targets for cars, vans and trucks, with longer compliance periods and a greater role for hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels, the bloc's auto association said on Wednesday.
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Industrially made foods involve several ingredients and processes to put together, making it difficult to examine their true cost.
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