Category : Science / Environment

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Science / Environment

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The Biggest US Banks Have All Backed Out of a Commitment to Reach Net Zero thumbnail

The Biggest US Banks Have All Backed

In the lead up to the inauguration, the six largest...

These Plants Photosynthesize Deep in the Arctic Even When There’s No Light

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night,...

Appalachians Are Trapped in a Disastrous Cycle of Flooding and Rebuilding thumbnail

Appalachians Are Trapped in a Disastrous Cycle

Kentucky and Tennessee have flooded repeatedly in recent years, but...

The US Solar Power Industry Is Trying to Rebrand as MAGA-Friendly thumbnail

The US Solar Power Industry Is Trying

As Donald Trump rages against renewable energy, solar power is...

Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them thumbnail

Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by

Monitoring the noises within ecosystems reveals their health—allowing researchers to...

Why Is Chocolate So Expensive Right Now? thumbnail

Why Is Chocolate So Expensive Right Now?

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling...

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers thumbnail

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers

The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown...

For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess thumbnail

For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting

Replicating the abilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s...

Metals Crucial to Clean Energy Are Getting Caught Up in the US–China Trade War thumbnail

Metals Crucial to Clean Energy Are Getting

After a Chinese export ban, can the US get gallium...

California’s Problem Now Isn’t Fire—It’s Rain thumbnail

California’s Problem Now Isn’t Fire—It’s Rain

Torrential rain is expected this week in Los Angeles, which...