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Sorry to burst your bubble, but you’ve got a blind spot as big as the planet
“We're the most powerful species on Earth, and yet we fundamentally have no idea how we survive," said Ziya Tong, author of "The Reality Bubble."
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The TL;DR on that report that says we’re killing off everything
On Monday, the U.N. came out with another majorly depressing assessment (see previous depressing assessment: climate change is going to kill us all). And this time, it’s on biodiversity.
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‘Climate denial’ just made it into the dictionary. Wait, what?
Microplastic, omnicide, petrichor: Merriam-Webster's newest batch of environmental words.
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Why your brain doesn’t register the words ‘climate change’
You say climate change; I say global warming. Neuroscience research suggests we should call it “climate crisis."
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6 reasons national parks need saving and not just celebrating
See them while you can, because, well ...
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Coming soon to a state near you: Human composting?
Washington state is poised to become first state in the nation to legalize composting the dead.
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Hurricane season 2019 is almost here. Here’s a preview.
Coming up: T-shirt weather, blooming flowers, and ... hurricanes. Let's see what 2019 has in store.
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Climate change could push tropical diseases to Alaska, according to a new study
Nearly a billion people could be newly at risk of tropical diseases like dengue fever and Zika thanks to expanding mosquito range.
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Terrifying map shows all the parts of America that might soon flood
By the end of May, nearly 60 percent of Americans could see flooding severe enough to cause damage.
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Climate change is overwhelming our crappy water infrastructure
Six Nebraska public drinking water systems went offline, and dozens of wastewater treatment facilities failed.
