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Did DDT play a role in my family’s cancers?
These four sisters all developed breast cancer, despite having no genetic markers for the illness. Was something in their environment responsible? One of their daughters is looking at the once widely-used insecticide DDT as the possible culprit.
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Malls are going back to their roots — as suburban town centers
You could fit a small town on the footprint of a mall. Now, some cities are doing that.
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How climate change became polarized (and why that could change)
Republicans and Democrats once appeared to agree about climate change. What happened?
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How the U.S. accidentally raised the IQ of an entire generation
Nearly a hundred years ago, the United States solved a major public health crisis, goiter, by iodizing salt. Surprisingly, it also led to a 15-point jump in IQ.
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How to power your house, with xkcd’s Randall Munroe
Randall Munroe stopped by Grist to give a breakdown of the best (and worst) ways to power your house with renewable energy. Our video features just a few of the many “useless but entertaining” ideas from his latest book, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems.
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The most controversial climate solution, explained
Is geoengineering a devil’s bargain of climate change?
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Portable air sensors are changing the way we see air pollution
Could air pollution be worse across the street? These are the tools to find out.
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This transit experiment is a cross between Uber and the bus
Watch us race to a local park and figured out a few pros and cons along the way.
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Can I have my climate-friendly seafood and eat it, too?
It's complicated, but we figured out some ground rules.
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The case for wooden skyscrapers
How much CO2 would a skyscraper save if a skyscraper was made of wood?
