Science / Environment
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The Quest to Uncover the Secrets of Gold Hydrogen
This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. In the quest to decarbonize the world,…
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Urban Birds Are Harboring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Urban ducks and crows might…
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The Run of Record-Breaking Heat Has Ended, for Now
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. A 13-month streak of record-breaking global warmth has…
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She’s the New Face of Climate Activism—and She’s Carrying a Pickax
By the time I arrive in Lezay my clothes are damp with sweat, my head foggy. I find hundreds of…
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Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It
The dark spaces beneath the conifers make it feel as if the mountain bikers are emerging from nowhere. Racing down…
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Jane Goodall Thinks It’s Not Too Late to Save the World
While immersed in fieldwork earlier in life, Goodall recognized that lifting people out of poverty was integral to preserving biodiversity…
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How to Stop Wildfire Smoke Damaging Your Health
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious—but…
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The Fight to Save Florida’s Oranges
“We need more time,” said Rezazadeh. Growers in St. Lucie County started using the antibiotic last year. “There are some…
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No, the Seine Cleanup Wasn’t a Failure
When Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine river close to the Alexandre III bridge in Paris on July 31, they…
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The New Gods of Weather Can Make Rain on Demand—or So They Want You to Believe
In the skies over Al Ain, in the United Arab Emirates, pilot Mark Newman waits for the signal. When it…
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