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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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pollution—even at levels deemed safe—to an increased risk of diabetes globally. The main drivers of diabetes include eating an unhealthy diet, having a sedentary lifestyle, and obesity, but the new research indicates the extent to which outdoor air pollution plays a role. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St.

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The Seabed Solution

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But after raising some US $686 million , building three large undersea drilling robots, and securing a license to mine the seabed off Papua New Guinea, Nautilus went bankrupt in November 2019. When it ceased operations, it hadn’t mined any metal ore at all. The Metals Company, too, faces headwinds.