Rock dust is only part of the story of soil. Living creatures, many of them too tiny to see, keep that soil healthy for growing everything from food to forests.
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Your mobile phone is 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat. Here’s what to do about it.
The filthy secrets of hotel rooms and why you might want to pack disinfectant on your next trip.
Trace metal exposure can lead to concerning neurocognitive effects in people of all ages.
From Orwell to Trump, the wealthy have a long tradition of stereotyping working-class communities as “dirty” – that has to stop.
Parents in three Australian states are being given misleading advice about the dangers of lead to babies and small children – including failing to warn pregnant women about miscarriage risks.
Cleanliness is next to godliness. Did you know hairiness is a part of the equation as well?
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
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Professor, Environmental Science, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Biology, University of North Dakota
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biology, Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Assistant Professor in the Experimental Zoology, Wageningen University
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Associate Professor of Public Health, William Paterson University
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British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Criminology and a JRF in Law, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Housing Research, University of Adelaide
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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