Science & Health: Space, Medicine, Climate Change And Humans

It Takes a Lot of Energy for Machines to Learn, Here’s Why AI Is So Power-Hungry

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It Takes a Lot of Energy for Machines to Learn, Here’s Why AI Is So Power-Hungry

Kate Saenko

Joe Biden To Name Gina McCarthy As White House Climate Coordinator

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Joe Biden To Name Gina McCarthy As White House Climate Coordinator

Brianna Provenzano

We Already Have the Technology to Decarbonise U.S. Electricity

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We Already Have the Technology to Decarbonise U.S. Electricity

Dharna Noor

Japanese Probe Returned More Asteroid Than Expected, Including Pebbles and Gas

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Japanese Probe Returned More Asteroid Than Expected, Including Pebbles and Gas

George Dvorsky

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The Biggest Climate Wins of 2020

Dharna Noor

Chemicals in Plastics Are a Global Health Threat, Says New Report

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Chemicals in Plastics Are a Global Health Threat, Says New Report

Ed Cara

World’s Largest Iceberg Now Ominously Close to Sensitive Island

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World’s Largest Iceberg Now Ominously Close to Sensitive Island

George Dvorsky

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Exxon Thinks You’re Stupid

Brian Kahn

Deteriorating Oil Tanker Threatens the Red Sea, Scientists Warn

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Deteriorating Oil Tanker Threatens the Red Sea, Scientists Warn

George Dvorsky

Global Emissions Are Down by an Unprecedented 7% — but Don’t Start Celebrating Just Yet

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Global Emissions Are Down by an Unprecedented 7% — but Don’t Start Celebrating Just Yet

Pep Canadell, Corinne Le Quere, Glen Peters, Matthew William Jones, Philippe Ciais, Pierre Friedlingstein, Robbie Andrew and Rob Jackson

Fancy Dinosaur With Bizarre Shoulder Decorations Was the Peacock of the Cretaceous

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Fancy Dinosaur With Bizarre Shoulder Decorations Was the Peacock of the Cretaceous

George Dvorsky

Nervous About Covid-19 Vaccines? Here’s How Scientists Are Feeling

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Nervous About Covid-19 Vaccines? Here’s How Scientists Are Feeling

Ed Cara

We’re Set To Exhaust The World’s Carbon Budget By 2030

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We’re Set To Exhaust The World’s Carbon Budget By 2030

Elizabeth Blackstock

Hubble Found Something Weird About How The Universe Is Expanding

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Hubble Found Something Weird About How The Universe Is Expanding

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Just Dropped a Bunch of New Animals

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Scientists Just Dropped a Bunch of New Animals

Dharna Noor

The Majority of Wild Edible Plants in the U.S. Are Endangered

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The Majority of Wild Edible Plants in the U.S. Are Endangered

Dharna Noor

Trump’s FEMA Wants to Cut Disaster Aid at the Worst Possible Time

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Trump’s FEMA Wants to Cut Disaster Aid at the Worst Possible Time

Dharna Noor

The First Nor’easter of the Season Could Be a Huge Snow-Maker

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The First Nor’easter of the Season Could Be a Huge Snow-Maker

Brian Kahn

How Did the University of Queensland/CSL Vaccine Fail Due to ‘False Positive’ HIV Tests?

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How Did the University of Queensland/CSL Vaccine Fail Due to ‘False Positive’ HIV Tests?

Adam Taylor

These Are the Plastic Items That Most Kill Whales, Dolphins, Turtles and Seabirds

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These Are the Plastic Items That Most Kill Whales, Dolphins, Turtles and Seabirds

Lauren Roman, Britta Denise Hardesty, Chris Wilcox and Qamar Schuyler

The 12 Cognitive Biases That Prevent You From Being Rational

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The 12 Cognitive Biases That Prevent You From Being Rational

George Dvorsky

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Finally!

Alyse Stanley

The Exponential Failure of Doing Nothing

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The Exponential Failure of Doing Nothing

Brian Kahn

Virgin Galactic Aborts New Mexico Launch Because of Rocket Motor Issues

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Virgin Galactic Aborts New Mexico Launch Because of Rocket Motor Issues

Jody Serrano

The U.S. FDA Has Authorised Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

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2 months ago

The U.S. FDA Has Authorised Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

Ed Cara

Volunteers Are Racing to Save Endangered Sea Turtles Stunned by the Cold

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Volunteers Are Racing to Save Endangered Sea Turtles Stunned by the Cold

Jody Serrano

The Winter Peak of the U.S. Covid-19 Pandemic Will Be Its Deadliest Yet

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2 months ago

The Winter Peak of the U.S. Covid-19 Pandemic Will Be Its Deadliest Yet

Ed Cara

Scientists Find Mammoth Seemingly Butchered by Humans on Arctic Island

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Scientists Find Mammoth Seemingly Butchered by Humans on Arctic Island

Jeanne Timmons

Trump Has Listed the Fewest Endangered Species of Any U.S. President Ever

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Trump Has Listed the Fewest Endangered Species of Any U.S. President Ever

Brian Kahn

Yes, The Coronavirus Mutates – But That Shouldn’t Affect The Current Crop of Vaccines

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2 months ago

Yes, The Coronavirus Mutates – But That Shouldn’t Affect The Current Crop of Vaccines

Rebecca Rockett, Alicia Arnott and Fabienne Brilot-Turville.

Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Wins Crucial Vote, Now One Step Away From FDA Authorisation

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2 months ago

Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Wins Crucial Vote, Now One Step Away From FDA Authorisation

Ed Cara

Google Will Let You Limit the Alcohol and Gambling Ads You See

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2 months ago

Google Will Let You Limit the Alcohol and Gambling Ads You See

Shoshana Wodinsky

Tasmanian Devils May Overcome Transmissible Cancer That Nearly Wiped Them Out

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2 months ago

Tasmanian Devils May Overcome Transmissible Cancer That Nearly Wiped Them Out

Ed Cara

Space Station Spiders Found a Hack to Build Webs Without Gravity

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2 months ago

Space Station Spiders Found a Hack to Build Webs Without Gravity

George Dvorsky

Honeybees Fend Off Asian Giant Hornets With Poop

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Honeybees Fend Off Asian Giant Hornets With Poop

Tom McKay

New Research Bolsters Claim That Neanderthals Buried Their Dead

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New Research Bolsters Claim That Neanderthals Buried Their Dead

George Dvorsky

Bandwidth Limits at U.S. National Weather Service Could Hobble Weather Apps

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Bandwidth Limits at U.S. National Weather Service Could Hobble Weather Apps

Rhett Jones

The Next Generation of Vaccines Might Be Inhalable

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2 months ago

The Next Generation of Vaccines Might Be Inhalable

Ed Cara

Arctic Ocean: Climate Change Is Flooding the Remote North With Light and New Species

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2 months ago

Arctic Ocean: Climate Change Is Flooding the Remote North With Light and New Species

Jørgen Berge, Carlos Duarte, Dorte Krause-Jense, Karen Filbee-Dexter, Kimberly Howland and Philippe Archambault

This YouTuber Used Cardi B Songs To Kill Mosquitoes

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This YouTuber Used Cardi B Songs To Kill Mosquitoes

Cam Wilson

NASA Announces Team of 18 Astronauts Who Will Train For Artemis Moon Landings

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NASA Announces Team of 18 Astronauts Who Will Train For Artemis Moon Landings

Brianna Provenzano

Bad Space Weather May Make Life Impossible Near Proxima Centauri

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Bad Space Weather May Make Life Impossible Near Proxima Centauri

Andrew Zic and Tara Murphy

Scientists Are Investigating How the Quiet Of Covid-19 Affects the Ocean

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2 months ago

Scientists Are Investigating How the Quiet Of Covid-19 Affects the Ocean

Dharna Noor

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What Are Blood Types?

Christine Helms

Watch Live: SpaceX Tries Again to Launch a Starship Prototype to High Altitude

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Watch Live: SpaceX Tries Again to Launch a Starship Prototype to High Altitude

George Dvorsky

Canada Is Latest to Approve Covid-19 Vaccine, and U.S. Is Likely Next

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Canada Is Latest to Approve Covid-19 Vaccine, and U.S. Is Likely Next

Ed Cara

Ryan Zinke Unveils Official Portrait Featuring National Monument He Shrunk

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Ryan Zinke Unveils Official Portrait Featuring National Monument He Shrunk

Brian Kahn

‘Cat Scratch’ Bacteria Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms in People

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‘Cat Scratch’ Bacteria Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms in People

Ed Cara

Trump’s EPA Throws Polluters One More Giant, Toxic Bone on the Way Out

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Trump’s EPA Throws Polluters One More Giant, Toxic Bone on the Way Out

Dharna Noor

Scientists Uncover the Mysterious Origin of Pterosaurs

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2 months ago

Scientists Uncover the Mysterious Origin of Pterosaurs

George Dvorsky

The World Will Be Nearly 6 Degrees Hotter Unless It Invests in a Green Recovery

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The World Will Be Nearly 6 Degrees Hotter Unless It Invests in a Green Recovery

Dharna Noor

Why Mount Everest Will Keep Getting Taller

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Why Mount Everest Will Keep Getting Taller

Tegan Jones

Human Reproductive Technologies Could Be Used to Save Threatened Animal Species

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Human Reproductive Technologies Could Be Used to Save Threatened Animal Species

Lachlan G. Howell and John Clulow

The Galactic Federation Book About Aliens Being Real Is By A Fantasy Author [Updated]

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The Galactic Federation Book About Aliens Being Real Is By A Fantasy Author [Updated]

Leah Williams

The Dirty Truth About Turning Seawater Into Drinking Water

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The Dirty Truth About Turning Seawater Into Drinking Water

Yessenia Funes

Chuck Yeager, First Faster-Than-Sound Pilot, Dies at 97

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Chuck Yeager, First Faster-Than-Sound Pilot, Dies at 97

Andrew Couts

Artemis Astronauts Will Be Doing Some Serious Science on the Moon

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Artemis Astronauts Will Be Doing Some Serious Science on the Moon

George Dvorsky

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2 months ago

Five of 2020’s Top Climate Grifters

Dharna Noor

Headache, Fatigue, and Other Not-So-Scary Side Effects of Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine

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2 months ago

Headache, Fatigue, and Other Not-So-Scary Side Effects of Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine

Ed Cara

Report: Trump Admin Turned Down Chance to Buy 100 Million More Doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine

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2 months ago

Report: Trump Admin Turned Down Chance to Buy 100 Million More Doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine

Tom McKay

A Massive Elephant Herd Has ‘Taken Everyone by Surprise’ in Its Return to Virunga National Park

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2 months ago

A Massive Elephant Herd Has ‘Taken Everyone by Surprise’ in Its Return to Virunga National Park

Dharna Noor

Large Study of Americans Shows the Broad Health Problems Covid-19 Can Cause

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Large Study of Americans Shows the Broad Health Problems Covid-19 Can Cause

Ed Cara

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2 months ago

The Old Arctic Is Gone

Brian Kahn

Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts a High-Altitude Test of Its Starship Rocket

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2 months ago

Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts a High-Altitude Test of Its Starship Rocket

George Dvorsky

Post-It Note Pioneers Invent a Safer Polar Bear Tag

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Post-It Note Pioneers Invent a Safer Polar Bear Tag

Andrew Liszewski

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Which Animal Kills The Most Humans?

Daniel Kolitz

The Most Intriguing Archaeological Discoveries of 2020

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The Most Intriguing Archaeological Discoveries of 2020

George Dvorsky

Trump Administration Refuses to Update Soot Rule, Condemning Thousands to Death

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2 months ago

Trump Administration Refuses to Update Soot Rule, Condemning Thousands to Death

Dharna Noor

Wall Street’s New Water Market Is the Latest Sign We’re Headed Toward a Mad Max Future

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2 months ago

Wall Street’s New Water Market Is the Latest Sign We’re Headed Toward a Mad Max Future

Dharna Noor

Divers Accidentally Stumble Upon Nazi Enigma Machine in Baltic Sea

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2 months ago

Divers Accidentally Stumble Upon Nazi Enigma Machine in Baltic Sea

George Dvorsky

WWI Trench Disease Is Reappearing Among People Experiencing Homelessness

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2 months ago

WWI Trench Disease Is Reappearing Among People Experiencing Homelessness

Ed Cara

NASA and SpaceX Launch a Shiny New Airlock and a Christmas Feast to the ISS

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2 months ago

NASA and SpaceX Launch a Shiny New Airlock and a Christmas Feast to the ISS

George Dvorsky

California’s Hellish 2018 Wildfires Cost the U.S. Economy $200 Billion

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2 months ago

California’s Hellish 2018 Wildfires Cost the U.S. Economy $200 Billion

Brian Kahn

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2 months ago

Do Adaptogens Actually Work?

Daniel Kolitz

Pacific Killer Whales Are Dying — New Research Shows Why

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Pacific Killer Whales Are Dying — New Research Shows Why

Stephen Raverty and Joseph K. Gaydos

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The First Race On The Moon Will Be Between Two Teen-Built Remote Control Cars

Elizabeth Blackstock

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe Has Sent Bits of the Ryugu Asteroid Back to Earth

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Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe Has Sent Bits of the Ryugu Asteroid Back to Earth

Jody Serrano

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Can You Remember Being A Baby?

Daniel Kolitz

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2 months ago

Let’s Ruin the Moon

Tom McKay

Alaska May Be Hiding a Huge Volcanic System

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2 months ago

Alaska May Be Hiding a Huge Volcanic System

George Dvorsky

Trump Taps Climate Denier to Pick U.S. National Medal of Science Winners

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2 months ago

Trump Taps Climate Denier to Pick U.S. National Medal of Science Winners

Brian Kahn

Biden Says He’ll Ask U.S. to Wear Masks for 100 Days, Issue Mask Mandates in Federal Jurisdiction

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2 months ago

Biden Says He’ll Ask U.S. to Wear Masks for 100 Days, Issue Mask Mandates in Federal Jurisdiction

Tom McKay

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2 months ago

How Are You Feeling About the Vaccines?

Ed Cara

Monkeys See Things That Aren’t There With Artificial Vision Brain Implant

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Monkeys See Things That Aren’t There With Artificial Vision Brain Implant

George Dvorsky

Nearly 30% of FEMA Employees Say They have Experienced Workplace Harassment

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2 months ago

Nearly 30% of FEMA Employees Say They have Experienced Workplace Harassment

Dharna Noor

These Are the Ages When Alcohol Is Most Dangerous to the Brain, Researchers Say

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2 months ago

These Are the Ages When Alcohol Is Most Dangerous to the Brain, Researchers Say

Ed Cara

Newly Discovered Ghostly Circles in the Sky Can’t Be Explained by Current Theories

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2 months ago

Newly Discovered Ghostly Circles in the Sky Can’t Be Explained by Current Theories

Ray Norris

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2 months ago

Do Dogs Forget Their People?

Daniel Kolitz

Astronomers Confirm Mystery Object as NASA’s Lost Rocket Booster From the 1960s

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2 months ago

Astronomers Confirm Mystery Object as NASA’s Lost Rocket Booster From the 1960s

George Dvorsky

Drone Video Shows Dramatic Moment of Arecibo Observatory Collapse

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2 months ago

Drone Video Shows Dramatic Moment of Arecibo Observatory Collapse

George Dvorsky

Voyager Probes Spot Previously Unknown Phenomenon in Deep Space

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2 months ago

Voyager Probes Spot Previously Unknown Phenomenon in Deep Space

George Dvorsky

Researchers Create Super-Strong Glue That Releases by Dissolving Into Thin Air

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2 months ago

Researchers Create Super-Strong Glue That Releases by Dissolving Into Thin Air

Andrew Liszewski

Now’s the Perfect Time to Shut Down Most Dirty Power Plants

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2 months ago

Now’s the Perfect Time to Shut Down Most Dirty Power Plants

Dharna Noor

Obama, Bush, and Clinton Say They will Get Covid-19 Vaccine — but They Won’t Cut in Line

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2 months ago

Obama, Bush, and Clinton Say They will Get Covid-19 Vaccine — but They Won’t Cut in Line

Ed Cara

Freaky ‘Frankenprawns’ – Ancient Deep Sea Monsters Called Radiodonts Had Incredible Vision

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2 months ago

Freaky ‘Frankenprawns’ – Ancient Deep Sea Monsters Called Radiodonts Had Incredible Vision

John Paterson

Global Authority on Nature Lists the Great Barrier Reef as Critical

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2 months ago

Global Authority on Nature Lists the Great Barrier Reef as Critical

Jon C. Day and Scott F. Heron

The EPA Just Joined Parler and It’s Going How You’d Expect

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2 months ago

The EPA Just Joined Parler and It’s Going How You’d Expect

Brianna Provenzano

Doctors Release Their ‘Most Worrying Outlook’ on How Climate Change Is Ruining Our Health

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2 months ago

Doctors Release Their ‘Most Worrying Outlook’ on How Climate Change Is Ruining Our Health

Dharna Noor

A Daring Giraffe Rescue Is Underway in Kenya

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2 months ago

A Daring Giraffe Rescue Is Underway in Kenya

Ed Cara

Amazon Showcases Fossil Fuel Ties the Same Day Climate Pledge Arena Sign Unveiled

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2 months ago

Amazon Showcases Fossil Fuel Ties the Same Day Climate Pledge Arena Sign Unveiled

Brian Kahn

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