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Spy satellites reveal rapid Himalayan glacier melt
The melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled over the last 40 years, scientists say.
European spacecraft to intercept a comet
Europe will launch another probe to an icy dirtball, following the highly successful Rosetta mission.
UK 'likely' to host key climate meeting
The UK is in pole position to host next year's key climate meeting after agreeing a partnership with main rival Italy.
The countries that trust vaccines the least
The biggest global study into attitudes on immunisation reveals confidence is low in some regions.
'Boaty McBoatface' maps deep ocean water
The intrepid submarine has made its first significant discovery, say UK scientists.
Fossil proves hyenas once roamed Arctic
A 50-year-old mystery has been solved by scientists who identified the teeth of ancient Arctic hyenas.
Worm with eyes in head and bottom found
Scientists found the new species during a survey of a marine protected area off Scotland.
European spacecraft to intercept a comet
Europe will launch another probe to an icy dirtball, following the highly successful Rosetta mission.
UK 'likely' to host key climate meeting
The UK is in pole position to host next year's key climate meeting after agreeing a partnership with main rival Italy.
The countries that trust vaccines the least
The biggest global study into attitudes on immunisation reveals confidence is low in some regions.
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Mersey plastic levels should be 'wake-up call'
Levels of plastic contamination discovered in the River Mersey should be a “wake-up call” for the government to tighten controls on use of the material, an environmental pressure group said.
Tests by the Greenpeace ranked the Mersey worst among 13 UK rivers after it used nets to catch 942 pieces of microplastic within an hour.
They included plastic manufacturing pellets and microbeads, tiny spherical pieces of plastic often used in cosmetic and household products, despite a partial ban on their use.
Greenpeace claimed its tests on the Mersey in Warrington showed it was likely to contain more plastic than the so-called "great Pacific garbage patch" between California and Hawaii.
Prof Jamie Woodward, from the School of Geography at the University of Manchester, said Greenpeace's analysis supports its research which showed microplastics in the river bed sediments in the Mersey catchment was "higher than in any other environment".
Greenpeace called for the government to introduce plastic reduction targets in its forthcoming Environment Bill.
The other rivers tested were the Exe, Thames, Severn, Great Ouse, Trent, Aire, Derwent, Wear, Conwy, Wye, Clyde and Lagan.
A spokesman for the The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said it was funding “ground-breaking research into how microplastics enter waterways and working with the water industry to find new methods to detect, measure and remove microplastics from wastewater".
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