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Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

It is 30 years since the tumultuous events of 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, the Iron Curtain lifted and the Soviet Empire began to crumble. As part of a special series of reports on how Russia ...