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We need more than a coronavirus lockdown to solve climate change
Coronavirus emissions cuts are just a drop in climate change’s bucket
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How car-free streets can help with social distancing
Coronavirus is exposing our lack of walking space.
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How coronavirus creates empty shelves and toilet paper shortages
The sudden shift in the way Americans shop is stunning – we used a marble machine to unpack what's going wrong.
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Here’s how youth climate activists are coping with the pandemic
Despite social distancing measures, they're finding ways to advocate for the planet
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Environmental destruction is making the next coronavirus more likely
Sprawling cities, habitat loss, and climate change are a dangerous mix.
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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.
