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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
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Wet wipe pollution, air quality, and talking plants – green news roundup

People wearing air pollution masks in Delhi
The latest WHO data shows widening air pollution inequality between rich and poor nations. Photograph: Hindustan Times/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

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Kew Gardens’ newly-restored Temperate House. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

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And finally ...

A look into the wonderful world of botany where scientists believe they have discovered that plants ‘talk to’ each other through their roots

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