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Indpendent scientists warn over Monsanto pesticide
Two major agencies disagree over whether the world's most-used pesticide, glyphosate, is…
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China is one of the biggest polluters in the world. The Asian…
UN: 2015 on track to be the hottest year ever
The UN weather agency has said that this year will likely be…
Full impacts from Brazil’s largest environmental disaster still not known
After a breached mine tailings dam released a torrent of toxic mud…
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Teams of female scientists tend to pursue different questions than teams of…