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Earth

Summer Arctic melt among worst ever

With no obvious weather pattern to explain this year’s near-record annual ice retreat, generally warming climate appears to be the culprit.

Oceans

Synthetic lint ends up in oceans

Microplastics from clothes and other consumer products evade sewage treatment and end up on beaches, studies find.

Life

A new way to breach the blood-brain barrier

Researchers working with rodents have found a drug that can temporarily open a door for treatments.

Space

Planet search finds lots of little guys

The latest collection of extrasolar bodies to be revealed is rich in worlds not much bigger than Earth.