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Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

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The air we breathe seems infinite and unchanging, but scientists monitoring Earth’s oxygen levels are seeing something deeply ...

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The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says sewage discharge — not red tide — caused the devastating mass ...

An investigation reveals the alarming pollution crisis plaguing the Cauvery River from untreated sewage and industrial ...

Chinese scientists have built a solar battery that captures sunlight and stores electricity at the same time with 4.2 percent ...

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