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Is the world heating up faster than we thought?
A new study says global warming is accelerating. Some aren't ready to agree.
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4 ways Trump is sabotaging climate action around the world
In just the last year, the Trump administration has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted forecasts for oil and gas, and sought to silence an island nation’s climate campaign.
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Species slowdown: Is nature’s ability to self-repair stalling?
When scientists recently analyzed hundreds of studies of ecosystems, they were surprised to see a marked slowing in the rate of species turnover.
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Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements
A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years.
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Trump EPA moves to repeal regulation of cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide
The repeal loosens standards for roughly 90 sterilization facilities that emit the toxic chemical in neighborhoods across the country.
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How the humble hornwort could supercharge agriculture
Scientists studying the plant have discovered a new way to boost the efficiency of rubisco — the enzyme that powers life on Earth — and hope to transfer the trick to crops.
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The secret superpower of Brazil’s vast savanna
The Amazon rainforest gets all the attention, but the neighboring cerrado stores massive amounts of carbon in its peaty soils.
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Sandbag Squidward
On a cold, damp beach in Louisiana, Henry Block is counting down the days until his Conservation Corps work ends and he can get back to building his digital world.
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In rural West Texas, renewable energy brings a windfall for seniors
How officials in Crockett County are using wind investments to help older residents age in place.
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The war in Iran could plunge the world into hunger
Farmers from Iowa to India depend on fossil fuel-based fertilizers. Much of their supply is stuck in the Persian Gulf.