Your Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Is a Big Lie
The data scientist and author Hannah Ritchie expands on these examples in her upcoming book,…
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The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change
There’s no denying it: Farming had a rough year. Extreme weather spun up storms and…
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Spying on Beavers From Space Could Help Save California
For the first time in four centuries, it’s good to be a beaver. Long persecuted…
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Yes, the Climate Crisis Is Now ‘Gobsmacking.’ But So Is Progress
Scientists are running low on words to adequately describe the world’s climate chaos. The National…
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A Brilliant COP Agreement? It Depends Who You Ask
After tense and protracted negotiations, delegates at the United Nations climate conference COP28 have agreed…
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Stop Planting Trees, Says Guy Who Inspired World to Plant a Trillion Trees
In a cavernous theater lit up with the green shapes of camels and palms at…
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Elon Musk’s New Monkey Death Claims Spur Fresh Demands for an SEC Investigation
In October 2018, a UC Davis veterinarian approved Animal 13 for use in a Neuralink…
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The US Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of Medication Abortion
The US Supreme Court decided Wednesday to hear a case challenging access to abortion pills…
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Why Deleting Carbon From the Atmosphere Is So Controversial
Carbon removal techniques come in two main flavors—the technological and the natural—but also increasingly a…
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The Tantalizing Mystery of the Solar System’s Hidden Oceans
And yet, defiantly, these alien seas remain liquid.A Mirror-Wrapped OceanScientists suspect that a handful of…
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The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up
In September, Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink announced the much-anticipated news that it would start…
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This Radical Plan to Make Roads Greener Actually Works
Yet this enhanced connectivity often comes at a high social and ecological price. In the…
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Energy Drinks Are Out of Control
In the US, the FDA has not imposed specific restrictions or requirements on the sale…
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In a World First, a Patient’s Antibody Cells Were Just Genetically Engineered
Researchers at the company collected the patient’s B cells using a machine that removes blood,…
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Your Money Is Funding Fossil Fuels Without You Knowing It
When you drop money in the bank, it looks like it’s just sitting there, ready…
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A Demographic Time Bomb Is About to Hit the Beef Industry
The early 1970s were the real heyday of beef in the US. It was the…
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Snow Sports Are Getting More Dangerous
Many people meet Dale Atkins for the first time on their worst days—ice climbers who…
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School of Rock: The Physics of Waves on Guitar Strings
The rubber band example does indeed have two nodes—they are at the ends of the…
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The Age of Crispr Medicine Is Here
So far, only nine centers across the US are currently offering Casgevy, which may limit…
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You Know It’s a Placebo. So Why Does It Still Work?
You booked this doctor’s appointment weeks in advance. You took off work, endured the trip…
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The Toxic Truth About Your Christmas Tree
This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk…
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Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Now Made of Microplastics
As Hurricane Larry curved north in the Atlantic in 2021, sparing the eastern seaboard of…
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