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Elephant seals are doing science, so grad students don’t have to
The animals are helping researchers track deep ocean currents and their effect on the melting Antarctic.
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Alaska is way, way hotter than normal right now
2016 is shaping up to be the state's warmest year on record.
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Icelandic power plant buries its carbon pollution, turns it to stone
Call it the Medusa model of carbon capture and storage.
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El Niño is officially over. What comes next?
It might be his cool sister, La Niña.
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Arctic sea ice, did you lose weight? You look amazing!
No, you look terrible. You’re melting everywhere -- at record-breaking rates.
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Here’s what a bleaching disaster looks like
Is that coral bleached, dead, or just taking a nap? These photos will teach you the difference.
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Sorry, leaves — we figured out a way to do photosynthesis better than you
A new “bionic leaf” developed by Harvard scientists converts sunlight into fuel 10 times more efficiently than plain ol’ plants.
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Tiny sea creatures are saving us from hell on earth. So why are we endangering them?
These deep-sea microorganisms are threatened by drilling and mining.
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We don’t mean to be rude, cities, but get your gas under control
Your greenhouse gas, that is. Here's how to do it.
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We need to find a better way to measure methane
Methane, unlike carbon dioxide, is a "short-term pollutant" -- but it can do a lot of damage, scientists say.
