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Study shows indoor air contains greater diversity of airborne fungi than previously thought

Researchers from Imperial College London have conducted the U.K.'s largest-ever longitudinal study of indoor fungal air pollution, revealing that homes are active fungal ecosystems rather than passive recipients of outdoor air. The West London Healthy Home and Environment Study (WellHome), led by researchers from Imperial's School of Public Health, analyzed the air in 118 households over a two-year period. The study focuses on children with asthma or allergies and families from ethnic...

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Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space?

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Record wildfire losses rocked 2025 even as global burned area neared all-time lows

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France accused of ‘climate denial’ as green funding quietly shrinks following blistering heatwave

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'I have an ultra-rare condition that makes my heart stop whenever I swallow'

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Solar sails edge closer to reality, but interstellar travel is another story

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America Is Missing Out on the Ultimate Mosquito Weapon

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Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches

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Sea ice loss in the Arctic has triggered a critical tipping point that's destroying the food chain

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