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Agriculture
What kind of worm is in your mezcal?
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Climate Change
Almost everyone in the world breathes unhealthy air
![Lichens may help forecast sea level rise](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/03/My-project-2023-03-03T124013.792.jpg?w=800)
Climate Change
Lichens may help forecast sea level rise
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Conservation
MasterChef inspired an edible medical sensor
![Crane loading cargo onto ship at sunset](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02/Depositphotos_38374709_L.jpg?w=800)
Climate Change
Pandemic shipping took a heavy toll on the climate
![Smoke from the Ohio train derailment over a small house in East Palestine](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/28/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-pollution-acid-rain.jpg?w=779)
Climate Change
Is acid rain forming from the Ohio train derailment site?
![Traffic jam on city highway](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/24/Depositphotos_16174095_L.jpg?w=800)
Climate Change
Here are the world’s worst and best car commutes, ranked
![The rise of green hydrogen in Latin America](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/21/My-project-2023-02-21T190508.303.jpg?w=800)
Electric Vehicles