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NewsDangerous levels of mercury detected in Minamata meeting delegates
Mercury concentrations more than three times the health advisory threshold found in representatives from small island nations
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Research
Taking the heat off ice under pressure
New understanding of how pressure can cause ice to melt independent of heat
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Business
Something fishy about eating insects
While insects as human food remain a novelty in the West, fly larvae grown on human food waste could soon become an important protein source for fish farms
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Feature
Every breath you take
Nina Notman meets the chemists looking to clear the air around indoor air pollution
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Research
Stainless steel takes the heat off difluoromethylation
Bespoke 3D-printed reactor makes use of greenhouse gas
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Research
Lightning strikes cause nuclear reactions in the atmosphere
Thunderstorms are a previously unrecognised natural source of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen isotopes
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Research
Roundworms transfer nanoplastics to offspring
Study finds that nanoparticles translocate to gonads of model organism and can end up in next generation
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Research
Hazy hydrocarbons explain why Pluto is even colder than expected
Dwarf planet might have unique atmosphere whose temperature is regulated by tiny particles
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Research
Energy storage from the butt end
Used cigarettes converted into efficient hydrogen storage material
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Business
China clamps down on polluting factories
Thousands of factories face closure or sanctions as authorities exercise new powers to curb air and water pollution
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Business
China moves in on US shale gas
Alaska and West Virginia have welcomed investment from Chinese entities to develop US shale resources
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Research
Foam to recover spilt oil from water column
Rather than skim the surface, this new clean-up technique jumps in at the deep end
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News
The Mpemba effect: fact or fiction?
Why freezing ice cream 50 years ago put science in hot water
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Research
Looking to the past offers an explanation for Mpemba effect
Theoretical study points towards hidden property as possible reason for controversial Mpemba effect
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Research
Ancient Egyptian uprisings triggered by volcanic eruptions
New evidence that changes in atmospheric chemistry caused social stresses and uprisings against the ruling elite
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Business
ExxonMobil agrees to install pollution controls
Settlement with US government compels firm to improve emissions control and monitoring at eight chemical plants
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News
Glyphosate exposure jumped substantially in two decades in Californian community
Rising levels of herbicide linked to US introduction of GM crops in 1994
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Opinion
What is the secret of Crudale Meadow?
A damp patch of land in Orkney holds answers locked in time
