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West Virginia v EPA: What does the new US Supreme Court ruling mean for carbon emissions?
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The Supreme Court Could Block Climate Change Protections
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A Remote Controlled Carnivorous Plant?
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AI predicts crime a week in advance with 90 per cent accuracy
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Bigger Floods Endanger Millions Living in Extreme Poverty
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Our Environmental Crisis Requires Political Fixes, Not Technological Ones
Whether via West Coast wildfires that shrouded New York City’s skyline in smoke or historic floods in Germany, in 2021,...
Self-charging buoy could harness wave power to monitor the oceans
A buoy powered by the movement of waves could be used to sense water levels for early flood warning systems...
What You Need to Know About Monkeypox
The World Health Organization said June 25 that monkeypox wasn’t yet a public health emergency of international concern. More than...
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Peat bogs are an important carbon store, so mushroom growers are searching for a way to grow their produce on...
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