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Remember the Amazon? It’s more dead than you thought
The dying rainforest could be contributing to climate change, which is just killing more trees. This is a problem.
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Goodbye, oceans! Study finds ecosystems headed toward a major collapse
A new mega-study says ocean life will be unable to recover from climate change
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California: Stop medicating animals! Animal ag industry: Cool
California's tight new restrictions on antibiotic use for farm animals aren't upsetting farmers the way you'd have expected a few years ago.
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Coral reefs are looking pretty hot right now
Bleaching is back in a big way, and we're not just talking about Justin Bieber.
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Mealworms munch on Styrofoam without dying, shock scientists
They'll turn your foam coffee cup into "non-toxic poop pellets."
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Check out the finalists of this biomimicry invention contest
In this competition based on biomimicry, new ideas for improving the food system draw inspiration from earthworms, ants, and mangrove trees.
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Is the West Antarctic ice sheet collapsing? These scientists want to go find out
Bad weather conditions on Thwaites Glacier make it a dangerous place to visit, but we need more than satellite data to understand how it's melting.
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Want to slow climate change? Stop killing sharks
Shark culling could cut back the ocean's ability to sequester carbon along its coastlines, thus accelerating climate change.
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Good news: Global health is actually improving. Huzzah, civilization!
The latest data shows we've made impressive strides on human life expectancy around the world.
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Even scientists who don’t study the climate think climate change is a big deal
A new study shows that 92 percent of scientists from other disciplines say anthropogenic climate change is a thing.