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Is cannabis actually green? Experts unpack the climate impacts of weed's rising popularity

Cannabis is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, this year estimated to rake in more than $64 billion globally as more and more regions...

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From California to Greece to China, excessive water use and urbanization is collapsing the ground

A recent study in the journal Science analyzed dozens of Chinese cities, revealing that they're slowly sinking. This phenomenon of the Earth's surface...

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Urbanization is isolating fruit-loving birds and forests are paying the price

Fruit-eating birds — also known as frugivores — come in many colors and sizes, from the tiny yellow Palm tanager and the bright Blue red-legged...

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"Borrowed time": As we shatter temperature records, experts worry we're in "uncharted territory"

Our rapidly heating planet is regularly shattering records these days. December through February was so warm — in fact, the hottest winter on record...

16.04.2024 6

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Thanks to a genetic breakthrough, a rare rhino species may be rescued from extinction

As humans continue to encroach on our planet, we are driving a mass extinction that some experts call a "biological holocaust." As more and more...

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most severe coral bleaching ever recorded

The Great Barrier Reef — a colorful and iconic natural wonder off the coast of Australia that spans an area of 133,000 square miles (344,400 square...

15.04.2024 3

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Elevated heat may be linked to more than half a million stroke deaths, especially in poor countries

Chinese scientists analyzing health data from more than 200 countries and territories discovered people are more likely to suffer fatal or disabling...

15.04.2024 6

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Climate change is making homelessness worse — but experts say we can help

As climate change worsens, extreme weather events are becoming more common and more intense, from heat waves to floods to freak storms. For the most...

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Have humans triggered a new geologic era? Geologists disagree if the Anthropocene exists or not

Earth's 4.5 billion year geological history is full of death and rebirth, mass extinctions and explosions of biodiversity, with different periods...

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Sick, hot world: Climate change favors disease vectors, threatening to unleash more pandemics

Global heating has so profoundly altered our planet that some experts argue it's no longer about a changing climate and instead about a changed...

11.04.2024 10

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EPA puts first-ever limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water

"Forever chemicals" live up to their name and take inconceivably long to break down. You definitely don't want these substances in your body....

10.04.2024 5

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Swiss seniors win first-ever human-rights case on climate change

A group of elderly Swiss women made history on Tuesday when they became the first plaintiffs to win a climate-related victory in the European Court of...

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"Record-shattering" heat wave in Antarctica — yep, climate change is the culprit

In March 2022, East Antarctica experienced an astonishing heat wave, with temperatures almost 40°C above normal

09.04.2024 10

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Why the price of chocolate exploded: How climate change drives inflation

When you blend raw cocoa with sugar, it yields one of the most universally desired products on the planet, whether as part of a candy bar at the...

08.04.2024 5

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Why suspicious deaths and violence plague the seafood industry and what we can do about it

There is a certain romanticism about fishing, an ancient practice that brings to mind the Biblical Saint Peter, famously a fisherman, or perhaps the...

07.04.2024 7

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A fungal pandemic is massacring frogs, but scientists just found a virus that could lead to a cure

Imagine a fungus that makes your skin turn angry red. Some of the skin breaks into ulcers, especially at the tips of your toes, while in other places,...

06.04.2024 10

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Bird flu outbreaks are popping up across the U.S. Should you be concerned?

Four years after the COVID pandemic first began, public attention has turned to another virus: highly pathogenic avian influenza A (also known as...

04.04.2024 8

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Climate disinformation is on the rise. Here's how to fight back

When a pair of climate change-deniers spread lies about climate scientist Michael Mann, he sued his attackers and actually won, after a jury awarded...

02.04.2024 10

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"No, after you": Japanese bird gestures to its mate to go first, study reports

Birds never cease to amaze observers with their versatile intelligence. Flying birds experience time and space in radically different ways than...

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Vincent van Gecko: Colorful new lizard species named after the famous painter

When the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted "The Starry Night" in 1889, he did so while staring out a window from his mental asylum room in the...

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Remembering my friend, Joe Lieberman

I remember exactly when Joe Lieberman became my friend — after he scolded me for not heeding the commands of my Jewish mother. In 2017, I was...

29.03.2024 10

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Is chemical pollution and global heating driving an infertility crisis?

When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos from in vitro fertilization procedures are “extrauterine children," the right-wing jurists...

28.03.2024 10

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Kermit the Proto-Frog? Scientists name ancient amphibian ancestor after the iconic Muppet

A recently-discovered amphibian ancestor has been named after Kermit the Frog, the ballad-crooning, pig-wooing lime green frog who headlines the...

26.03.2024 9

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Poor dental health is linked to the heart disease and dementia. So why do we neglect it?

A new study published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A finds that if you don't take care of your teeth, you are more likely to suffer...

26.03.2024 10

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Silicon mountain: Our obsession with electronics is drowning the world in e-waste

Whether it's for work, school or keeping up with friends and family, we all rely on electronic devices for our daily lives. It's likely you are...

22.03.2024 20

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The Justice Department is suing Apple over its alleged iPhone monopoly

This is the third antitrust lawsuit that the Justice Department has filed against Apple since 2010

21.03.2024 3

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A protein in human sweat protects against Lyme disease, study finds

Given that dogs have a Lyme disease vaccine, it is particularly frustrating that their human companions remain vulnerable to the notorious illness....

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Our "fingerprints" are all over climate change, research on warming ocean temperatures finds

Our oceans are getting hotter, a trend that is alarming experts and human activity is clearly to blame. Sea surface temperatures (SST) are rising at...

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"Lost winter": January and February shattered heat records, alarming climate scientists

The winter of 2023-2024 was unusually sparse in snow, ice and cold, and scientists know the reason why: it was the hottest winter on record....

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Will Earth hit a climate "tipping point?" Here's why experts say this framework is problematic

People who follow climate change are often told there is a "tipping point," a single moment after which it will be too late to reverse the damage...

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Kamala Harris becomes the first national elected official to visit an abortion clinic

Almost two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris — America's first female Vice President — made...

15.03.2024 4

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"You're a mass murderer": Climate protesters confront Chevron CEO at gender inclusivity event

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth attempted to deliver a speech at a corporate diversity event on Tuesday about gender inclusivity. Before he could finish his...

14.03.2024 10

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Why have bed bugs become so difficult to control? We can only blame ourselves

Aimee Code wants you to know something about bed bugs: They should not ruin your impression of other insects. "Bed bugs are definitely an insect that...

13.03.2024 6

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Earth's ice caps are in serious trouble. Three new studies reveal how bad the damage is

Like a trio of canaries in a coal mine warbling at the top of their lungs, three recent studies warn of various ways that global warming is...

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Plot twister: A new test gauges Hollywood's depictions of global warming. Will it make a difference?

Good feminists or adept film buffs may be familiar with the Bechdel Test, a metric for gauging female representation in film. Created by comic author...

10.03.2024 9

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Are we stressing the wrong metrics for climate change?

Dr. Kevin Trenberth is one of the world's foremost authorities on climate change. He is a distinguished scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric...

08.03.2024 10

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Odds for alien life on Europa drop, as new study reveals Jupiter's moon lacks much oxygen

As far as candidates for nearby worlds that may contain life, Jupiter's frosty moon Europa is one tantalizing place for scientists to look....

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Buzzkill: Climate change could destroy the coffee industry. Here's how we can still save it

Our industrial society is underpinned by drug use, though we don't typically think of it as such. After all, two out of three Americans drink coffee...

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Heaviest pair of supermassive black holes ever measured will someday collide, astronomers report

Black holes are some of the most powerful, destructive and massive objects in the known universe, devouring stars at unimaginable speeds and ripping...

05.03.2024 4

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Is nuclear power a fix for climate change? Experts think it's too dangerous

As the climate crisis grows worse every year, alternative energy options are increasingly important. Much recent debate has focused on nuclear...

04.03.2024 10

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Joe Biden says climate-change deniers are "Neanderthals" — that's not fair to Neanderthals

President Biden described climate change deniers as "Neanderthals" during a speech on Thursday in Brownsville, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border....

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Western wolves have made a comeback — now Western states want to kill them

Andrea Zaccardi had just moved to Idaho Falls, a city of roughly 70,000 people not far from Yellowstone National Park, when she was startled by the...

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Exxon CEO to world: Climate crisis isn't our fault, now "pay the price"

As ExxonMobil pursues litigation against activist shareholders who seek to push the biggest of all Big Oil behemoths to tougher environmental...

29.02.2024 3

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African great apes face a dire future from climate change, study finds

Humanity's closest cousins are in trouble. The great African apes, which includes gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos are renowned for their...

28.02.2024 2

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Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" began to retreat in the 1940s because of an El Niño event

Thwaites Glacier goes by an arguably unflattering nickname, the "Doomsday Glacier," and there is a very understandable reason for this. The western...

28.02.2024 10

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Locust swarms will intensify with climate change, threatening food security, study finds

There's a good reason locusts are considered plague-worthy. Despite their size, swarms of these insects can cause considerable damage by shredding...

26.02.2024 10

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Unearthing tension: Sand runs the world, but most don't realize the conflict it generates

As William Blake famously wrote, "To see a World in a Grain of Sand / And a Heaven in a Wild Flower" is to "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand /...

25.02.2024 40

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Plastic experts say recycling is a scam. Should we even do it anymore?

When the Center for Climate Integrity released its report about plastic recycling, one might have expected the environmentalist non-profit to...

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Whale songs are being drowned out by human ocean vessels, study finds

Whales are best known for their massive size and the biggest among them are the baleen whales. Containing 16 different whale species, the biggest of...

23.02.2024 6

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Odysseus becomes first U.S. spacecraft to land on the Moon since the '70s

On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong changed history when he became the first human to set foot on the Moon. The Apollo 11 explorer...

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