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Scientists are hard at work trying to assess the scale of our microplastic pollution problem and the likely health impacts.

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Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's orbit and axial tilt.

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Research suggests a surprising link between blood type and stroke risk, with people carrying one specific group A blood type ...

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