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Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants

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Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants

By Marlene Cimons

This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy

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This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy

By Marlene Cimons

Smoke billows out of tall cement smokestacks against a grey sky.

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What you should know about the new climate change report What you should know about the new climate change report

By Jillian Mock

The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales

Animals

The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales

By Jillian Mock

This new device could teach us how the crud in our air affects our health

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This new device could teach us how the crud in our air affects our health This new device could teach us how the crud in our air affects our health

By Claire Maldarelli

Climate change is inevitable—but not in the way the EPA thinks

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Climate change is inevitable—but not in the way the EPA thinks Climate change is inevitable—but not in the way the EPA thinks

Glaciers are no longer moving at glacial paces

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Glaciers are no longer moving at glacial paces Glaciers are no longer moving at glacial paces

Devastating termite infestations threaten more damage in the wake of post-hurricane floods

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Devastating termite infestations threaten more damage in the wake of post-hurricane floods Devastating termite infestations threaten more damage in the wake of post-hurricane floods

By Marlene Cimons

hurricane florence flooding

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Why rivers rise long after a hurricane is gone Why rivers rise long after a hurricane is gone

By Sara Chodosh

Want to save the planet? Don’t drain the swamps.

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Want to save the planet? Don’t drain the swamps. Want to save the planet? Don’t drain the swamps.

By William Moomaw, Gillian Davies, and Max Finlayson/The Conversation

Humans have been messing with the climate for thousands of years

Agriculture

Humans have been messing with the climate for thousands of years Humans have been messing with the climate for thousands of years

By Marlene Cimons

Cars and buses on busy London street at dusk.

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We already know air pollution hurts your heart—and it might also hurt your brain We already know air pollution hurts your heart—and it might also hurt your brain

By Jillian Mock

Sandhill cranes dancing at sunset

Animals

Our seasons are out of whack, which is really bad for migratory birds Our seasons are out of whack, which is really bad for migratory birds

By Neel V. Patel

Conservation takes one scientist to the extreme

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Conservation takes one scientist to the extreme Conservation takes one scientist to the extreme

By Marlene Cimons

decade of hurricanes

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Charted: How hurricanes are becoming more extreme Charted: How hurricanes are becoming more extreme

By Sara Chodosh

Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting floodwaters were packed with pollution and disease

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Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting floodwaters were packed with pollution and disease Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting floodwaters were packed with pollution and disease

By Marlene Cimons

Charted: Here’s how much your food waste hurts the environment

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Charted: Here’s how much your food waste hurts the environment Charted: Here’s how much your food waste hurts the environment

By Sara Chodosh

As summers get hotter, death tolls will rise

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As summers get hotter, death tolls will rise As summers get hotter, death tolls will rise

By Dana G. Smith

Inside America’s largest collection of stuffed endangered animals

Animals

Inside America’s largest collection of stuffed endangered animals Inside America’s largest collection of stuffed endangered animals

By Bart Vandever

Hurricane Gilbert hospital ruins Jamiaca

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How hospitals prepare for increasingly dangerous hurricane seasons How hospitals prepare for increasingly dangerous hurricane seasons

By Eleanor Cummins

Trump’s EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it’s not very clean

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Trump’s EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it’s not very clean Trump’s EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it’s not very clean

two contact lenses on a pink and blue background

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Contact lenses don’t belong in your toilet Contact lenses don’t belong in your toilet

How the sunflower transformed from a garden novelty to a mighty beast

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How the sunflower transformed from a garden novelty to a mighty beast How the sunflower transformed from a garden novelty to a mighty beast

By Stephen Harris/The Conversation

Climate change extreme rain Northeast

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When rain is just as dangerous as drought When rain is just as dangerous as drought

By Eleanor Cummins

Trees are migrating west to escape climate change

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Trees are migrating west to escape climate change Trees are migrating west to escape climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Rising temperatures are causing soil to dump more carbon dioxide into the air

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Rising temperatures are causing soil to dump more carbon dioxide into the air Rising temperatures are causing soil to dump more carbon dioxide into the air

By Marlene Cimons

How parched states like California fight wildfires

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How parched states like California fight wildfires How parched states like California fight wildfires

The Mendocino Complex is California’s largest fire on record—for now

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The Mendocino Complex is California’s largest fire on record—for now The Mendocino Complex is California’s largest fire on record—for now

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell

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Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell

By Marlene Cimons

The latest climate assessment isn’t surprising, but it still sucks

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The latest climate assessment isn’t surprising, but it still sucks The latest climate assessment isn’t surprising, but it still sucks

By Mary Beth Griggs

Plastic junk spews greenhouse gases, just like cows and cars

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Plastic junk spews greenhouse gases, just like cows and cars Plastic junk spews greenhouse gases, just like cows and cars

Planet Earth overshoot day

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Earth Overshoot Day came early this year. That’s a bad thing. Earth Overshoot Day came early this year. That’s a bad thing.

By Eleanor Cummins

The ozone hole is both an environmental success story and an enduring global threat

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The ozone hole is both an environmental success story and an enduring global threat The ozone hole is both an environmental success story and an enduring global threat

By Shane Keating and Darryn Waugh/The Conversation

Ancient climate change may have dragged the wild horses away

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Ancient climate change may have dragged the wild horses away Ancient climate change may have dragged the wild horses away

These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house

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These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house

By Marlene Cimons

A small island in the ocean.

Animals

Only 13 percent of the world’s oceans are still wild Only 13 percent of the world’s oceans are still wild

The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument

Animals

The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument

‘Glider trucks’ are pollution machines, but they might roll past EPA regulations

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‘Glider trucks’ are pollution machines, but they might roll past EPA regulations ‘Glider trucks’ are pollution machines, but they might roll past EPA regulations

Electric race cars will finally get through a race without recharging

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Electric race cars will finally get through a race without recharging Electric race cars will finally get through a race without recharging

By Jeremy Deaton

Rising sea levels are going to mess with the internet, sooner than you think

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Rising sea levels are going to mess with the internet, sooner than you think Rising sea levels are going to mess with the internet, sooner than you think

Old footage of sports events can help scientists track climate change

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Old footage of sports events can help scientists track climate change Old footage of sports events can help scientists track climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Supercharged blood helps some dolphins dive 1,000 meters

Animals

Supercharged blood helps some dolphins dive 1,000 meters Supercharged blood helps some dolphins dive 1,000 meters

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs

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Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs

By Marlene Cimons

Here’s where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lands on big science issues

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Here’s where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lands on big science issues Here’s where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lands on big science issues

How (and why) to teach a polar bear to walk on a treadmill

Animals

How (and why) to teach a polar bear to walk on a treadmill How (and why) to teach a polar bear to walk on a treadmill

A heat wave made this bridge too swole to function

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A heat wave made this bridge too swole to function A heat wave made this bridge too swole to function

This week’s record-breaking heat has human fingerprints all over it

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This week’s record-breaking heat has human fingerprints all over it This week’s record-breaking heat has human fingerprints all over it

By Jeremy Deaton

winter storm january 2018

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2018 has been full of weird weather so far 2018 has been full of weird weather so far

By Sara Chodosh

Earth from space

Biology

Earth’s first animals probably triggered a change in climate Earth’s first animals probably triggered a change in climate

By Neel V. Patel

a girl looks at a touch screen

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Climate change forced a famously old-school museum to go digital Climate change forced a famously old-school museum to go digital

By Eleanor Cummins

If we don’t want to run out of water, we should look to the sun

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If we don’t want to run out of water, we should look to the sun If we don’t want to run out of water, we should look to the sun

By Jeremy Deaton

manta ray swims through Flower Garden Banks

Animals

Why biologists are so excited to find a bunch of puny manta rays Why biologists are so excited to find a bunch of puny manta rays

Thinking about aliens could help us beat climate change

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Thinking about aliens could help us beat climate change Thinking about aliens could help us beat climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference

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Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference

Two wolves travel in a single-file line across ice and snow in winter.

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A pack of wolves is about to save this national park A pack of wolves is about to save this national park

The EPA might change the way it weighs human health against industry profit

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The EPA might change the way it weighs human health against industry profit The EPA might change the way it weighs human health against industry profit

A warmer planet might make deadly bacteria more resistant to antibiotics

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A warmer planet might make deadly bacteria more resistant to antibiotics A warmer planet might make deadly bacteria more resistant to antibiotics

By Marlene Cimons

Contrary to most doomsday visions, climate change will probably make for smaller waves and calmer seas

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Contrary to most doomsday visions, climate change will probably make for smaller waves and calmer seas Contrary to most doomsday visions, climate change will probably make for smaller waves and calmer seas

By Erin Blakemore

What will Antarctica look like in 2070? These researchers want to show us.

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What will Antarctica look like in 2070? These researchers want to show us. What will Antarctica look like in 2070? These researchers want to show us.

Scientists wanted to understand how baobab trees live for thousands of years. Then the ancient trees started dying.

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Scientists wanted to understand how baobab trees live for thousands of years. Then the ancient trees started dying. Scientists wanted to understand how baobab trees live for thousands of years. Then the ancient trees started dying.

By Neel V. Patel

Could astrobiology research convince us to fight climate change?

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Could astrobiology research convince us to fight climate change? Could astrobiology research convince us to fight climate change?

By Jaime Green

Melting bergy bits are more serious than they sound, but this scientist found a way to study them

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Melting bergy bits are more serious than they sound, but this scientist found a way to study them Melting bergy bits are more serious than they sound, but this scientist found a way to study them

By Erin Blakemore

Cleaner pig poop could reduce bacon’s environmental burden

Agriculture

Cleaner pig poop could reduce bacon’s environmental burden Cleaner pig poop could reduce bacon’s environmental burden

By Marlene Cimons

Carbon emissions are sucking the nutrition out of our food

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Carbon emissions are sucking the nutrition out of our food Carbon emissions are sucking the nutrition out of our food

By Nick Stockton