Anyone publishing a book in Spain during the Franco dictatorship of 1939-75 had to accept censorship as an ugly fact of life. Material that was sexual, liberal, anti-Catholic or foul-mouthed was almost always expunged. This should have ended with the Spanish constitution of 1978, yet many censored texts of world classics and Spanish literary landmarks survive in reprints and even retranslations – not only in Spain but throughout the hispanic world. With the Francoist right again on the ascendant, Jordi Cornellà-Detrell argues that this legacy must be urgently addressed.

For nearly 70 years, pollen counts have been recorded to help allergy sufferers. But while these useful forecasts tell us how much pollen is in the air, researchers have now found that when it comes to the most harmful allergen – grass pollen – it might be the type and not the amount that is more important for those with allergies. Simon Creer and Georgina Brennan explain.

Scientists working in a remote region of the Pyrenees mountains recently discovered microplastic particles that should not have been there. They realised the plastic must have made its way into the atmosphere and then been blown 100km into these pristine mountains. Sharon George and Carolyn Roberts look at how worried we should be about these airborne microplastics.

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