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Carbon reserves in Central American soils still affected by ancient Mayan deforestation

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Supercomputing simulations and machine learning help improve power plants

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The environmental cost of contact lenses

Many people rely on contact lenses to improve their vision. But these sight-correcting devices don't last forever and they are eventually disposed of in...

Acid coastal seas off US putting common fish species at risk

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