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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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Why do other planets get official protection against pollution, but not Earth?
There's no planetary protection officer for Earth (but there is one for Mars).
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This tractor runs on BS — but it’s the real, eco-friendly deal
Meet the world’s first methane-fueled tractor.
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Could forests store more carbon as the climate warms?
New research suggests yes, but scientists are skeptical.
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Bees’ tongues are getting shorter because climate change
A warming world is threatening the partnership of long-tongued bees and long-tubed flowers.
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Ranchers with ties to the biofuel industry attack Brazilian tribe members
The Guarani people -- the largest indigenous group in Brazil -- are all too familiar with the destructive side of sugarcane ethanol.
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What is PPM, and what does it have to do with capitalism and climate change?
The nitty gritty of measuring atmospheric CO2 involves Algerian monks and Mongolian schoolteachers, and has some pretty major real-world implications.
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Pumpkin beer brings summer’s end ahead of schedule. Thanks, climate change
An Oregon heatwave gave us ripe pumpkins in mid-August.
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The rising oceans could drown a lot of NASA launch sites
The agency's five coastal facilities can expect between 5 and 27 inches of sea level rise by 2050.
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What’s the best way to communicate about climate change? This expert offers some insights
Anthony Leiserowitz of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication has done groundbreaking research on people's understanding of global warming.