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![Sunlight glows through the steam of a geothermal power plant in Niland in California.]()
![Sunlight glows through the steam of a geothermal power plant in Niland in California.]()
Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power
Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, clean power source deep within the Earth.
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![Satellite image of the Great Lakes, covered in snow and ice]()
![Satellite image of the Great Lakes, covered in snow and ice]()
What over a century of ice data can tell us about the Great Lakes’ future
Using old records, scientists created a new dataset on how ice coverage has shifted since 1897. Researchers are already using it to study a declining fish species.
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![A woman wearing a headlamp holds a piece of coral in a huge tub]()
![A woman wearing a headlamp holds a piece of coral in a huge tub]()
Inside the historic effort to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive
Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters.
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![A gardener works in the garden at the heart of the]()
![A gardener works in the garden at the heart of the]()
What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
Agrihoods reimagine urban living by putting food, not cars, at the center of the community.
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![Illustration of chefs, plate of carrots, glasses of wine, pastry, and steak]()
![Illustration of chefs, plate of carrots, glasses of wine, pastry, and steak]()
Vegan fine dining had a moment. Now it’s over.
As high-end restaurants reintroduce meat, young vegan cooks are figuring out what’s next.
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![The Montezuma Wetlands of Solano County are seen in an aerial photograph.]()
![The Montezuma Wetlands of Solano County are seen in an aerial photograph.]()
Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland
A proposal to store carbon dioxide deep below a Bay Area wetland is testing how — and where — California pursues climate solutions.
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![Electrical power lines are seen strung across the countryside near Houston.]()
![Electrical power lines are seen strung across the countryside near Houston.]()
The US doesn’t need to generate as much new electricity as you think
Load shifting and improving energy efficiency could reduce the need for new power plants, but utilities often profit more from building than saving power.
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![The research ship Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, is shown berthed in Shimizu, Japan.]()
![The research ship Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, is shown berthed in Shimizu, Japan.]()
Japan’s unprecedented project could test the limits of deep-sea mining
Japan is spending five weeks mining the seafloor. It is a technological milestone — and a stress test for how nations balance geopolitics, clean energy demand, and environmental risk.
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Why the future of meat production is in vats, not farms
“Cultivated” offerings join a herd of alternative meats that are challenging the traditional ways of raising livestock.
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![A Tesla car and pedestrians are shown in the reflection of a storefront window in downtown Los Angeles.]()
![A Tesla car and pedestrians are shown in the reflection of a storefront window in downtown Los Angeles.]()
EVs are already making your air cleaner
A study in California finds that even small increases in EV adoption lead to measurable drops in neighborhood-level air pollution.
