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Local artist Kirsten Furlong has been named the 2025 Alexa Rose Fellow. The distinction comes with a bonus — a $25,000 ...

The display, titled U.S.-Israel War Machine, includes one puppet branded “Uncle Sam” with blood on his face. Another puppet ...

One solution is to find and fix every illegal sewage outlet to prevent waste going into rivers. Save Windermere carried out a test which it claims proves the monitors are in the wrong place. Save ...

In a study of 5,800 mother-child pairs, pre-pregnancy air pollution exposure was linked to higher BMI and obesity risks in children up to age 2. Increased exposure to air pollution in the months ...

Unrivaled is setting a new standard for women's basketball before one game has been played in the upstart league.

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Luckly, inspectors did not find any signs of pollution but were continuing to ... There is still no word on how the ship became grounded in the first place.

Air pollution is a deadly public health threat, but some parts of Europe are at much higher risk than others. Air pollution is linked to lung cancer, heart and respiratory diseases, stroke ...

Delhi's air pollution levels showed an increasing trend and the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 371 at 4 pm. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the centre's panel ...