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Do house plants clean the air? Scientists debunk the NASA-endorsed myth

Plants do have air-cleaning qualities and absorb chemicals such as carbon dioxide through their leaves. However, while that is true, researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia, US, have found that house plants don't actually improve air quality by any great measure.

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Find an extraterrestrial civilization using its pollution

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A global tour of a record-hot year

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Nasa satellite images show how the climate crisis is transforming the planet

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Mark Whittington: How space exploration will help to address climate change

Joe Biden, like many people on the left, believes that climate change is the existential crisis of our age. NASA will be drafted to do its part by putting up more Earth observation satellites.

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Progress toward managing rising seas

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Brazil Pantanal scorched by fires

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China pollution levels shoot back up as coronavirus lockdown eased - NASA

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A satellite lets scientists see Antarctica’s melting like never before

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This game lets you help NASA map the world's coral reefs

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