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These vitamin-fortified bananas might get you thinking differently about GMOs
A controversial effort is underway to fight vitamin A deficiency with engineered bananas.
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What the NFL’s concussion scandal has in common with tobacco and ExxonMobil
Three unrelated industries have a lot more shared history than we thought.
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The scientist who first warned of climate change says it’s much worse than we thought
We read James Hansen’s terrifying new climate study, so you don't have to.
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E.U. biodiesels could be dirtier than fossil fuels, according to new report
Biodiesel from palm oil can produce three times the emissions of conventional diesel oil, according to an analysis by Ecofys.
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Shell worries about climate change, but decides to continue making it worse
Don't get too excited about Shell's stated commitment to the cause.
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Finally, an artificial nose for protecting the important things from pollution: Disney art
The sensor was designed to detect and monitor low-level pollutants threatening to degrade our most prized national treasure.
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Marco Rubio keeps digging himself a deeper hole on climate change
Hint: It's not just because he denies the science.
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Surprise! Pumping water onto Antarctica to prevent sea level rise is a bad idea
But these scientists worked out the details just to be sure.
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Humans have been causing record-breaking heat since 1937
Computer simulations show that a series of extreme heat events dating back to the '30s probably wouldn't have happened without our influence.
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A frightening record: Carbon dioxide levels show biggest-annual jump
We're crashing climate records left and right.