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B vitamins may have 'protective effect' against air pollution
B vitamins may offer some protection against the impacts of air pollution, a small scale human trial suggests.
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Star's seven Earth-sized worlds set record
Astronomers have detected a record seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a single star.
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Dubai’s crazy, apocalyptic vision for the future
IN JUST three decades’ time the human race could survive on drinking water produced by gigantic bio-engineered jellyfish “factories”.
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The lure of New Zealand for jaded Americans
Chance the Rapper says he wants to move there and tech billionaire Peter Thiel has become a citizen. Wellington-based journalist Ben Collins asks whether New Zealand is becoming a "utopia" for Americans looking to leave.
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Reddit image claims to identify exactly what ingredients goes into a jar of Nutella
IT’S perhaps one of the best foods found in a jar, but a photo claiming to reveal exactly what goes into Nutella may have you thinking twice before dipping a spoon into the chocolatey goodness.
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Trump nominee to rekindle climate battle?
The nomination of Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to be the next head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has two important ramifications
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Air Force One - why is it so expensive?
The US government is set to spend an estimated $3.2bn (£2.54bn) on the project that will replace Air Force One - and Donald Trump is not happy about it.
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300 million children live in areas with extreme air pollution, data reveals
Global study reveals huge number of children breathing toxic fumes more than six times over safe limits, while billions are affected by air pollution that exceeds guidelines
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U.S. Partnering With Private Firms to Send Humans to Mars by 2030s, Obama Says
Barack Obama wants to take one more giant leap for mankind — this time to Mars.
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Epidemic of drug addicted parents sweeping the United States is tightening its grip
PASSED out on the supermarket floor, her daughter pulls at her limp body, crying out for help.
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Hurricane Matthew Makes Landfall In Haiti
Hurricane Matthew roared across the southwestern tip of Haiti with 145 mph winds, uprooting trees and tearing roofs from homes in a largely rural corner of the impoverished country as the storm headed north toward Cuba and the east coast of Florida
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Hurricane Matthew: Category Four storm pounds Haiti
The most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade has hit Haiti, bringing 145mph (230km/h) winds, heavy rain and dangerous storm surges.
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Efforts to boost elephant protection fails at Cites
Attempts to give the maximum level of international protection to all African elephants have foundered at a key species conference in Johannesburg.
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Hurricane Matthew heads for Jamaica packing strong winds
Hurricane Matthew has weakened slightly as it moves towards Jamaica, but is still packing winds of up to 250km/h (155mph), strong enough to wreck houses, forecasters say.
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Rosetta mission ends in comet collision
Europe's Rosetta probe has ended its mission to Comet 67P by crash-landing on to the icy object's surface.
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Why acetaminophen is the 'most common cause of liver injury' in Canada
Health Canada boosts labelling requirements, but some doctors want extra-strength products off the shelves
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Congress Fails to Pass $1.1 Billion Zika Funding Package
Democrats called restrictions on Planned Parenthood a "poison pill"
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Rare medical condition has seen this man’s penis grow to 10 times the human average
SOME guys dream of adding an inch or two to their manhood, but this story may cause them to reconsider.
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