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Paleontologists use ancient marine faunas to test long-term changes in our warming oceans.
A mild way to upcycle plastics used in bottles into fuel and other high-value...
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Forests with diverse tree sizes and small clearings hinder wildland fire growth
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Juicing technique could influence healthfulness of fresh-squeezed juice
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Geological phenomenon widening the Atlantic Ocean
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Key switchgrass genes identified, which could mean better biofuels ahead
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By parsing data on weather, deer populations and deer-vehicle collisions in Wisconsin, investigators show spatial synchrony could be driving population cycles, rather than the...
Carbon: Getting to net zero — and even net negative — is surprisingly feasible,...
Reaching zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from energy and industry by 2050 can be accomplished by rebuilding U.S. energy infrastructure to run primarily...
More than just CO2: It’s time to tackle short-lived climate-forcing pollutants
Climate change mitigation is about more than just CO2. So-called 'short-lived climate-forcing pollutants' such as soot, methane, and tropospheric ozone all have harmful effects....
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