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Fracking Boom Spurs Environmental Audit
As hydraulic fracturing unlocks new gas reserves, researchers struggle to understand its health implications.
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Hidden Fingerprint of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Finally Found
After 50 years of searching, physicists have spotted the fingerprint of radioactive plutonium, revealing the secrets of this complex...
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Natural Sinks Still Sopping Up Carbon
Earth’s ecosystems keep soaking up more carbon as greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere, new measurements find. The research...
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How to Rid the World of the “Element from Hell”
The vast majority of the radioactive plutonium on the planet is man-made—roughly 500 metric tons, or enough to make...
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Humanity Outstripping Earth’s Resources, Biodiversity in Decline
Global Biodiversity Down 30 Percent in 40 Years: Humanity is essentially using the resources of one and a half...
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Scientists Generate Electricity From Viruses
Novel generator uses harmless viruses to create an electric charge.
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Hansen: Game Over for the Climate
Global warming isn’t a prediction. It is happening. That is why it was so troubling to read a recent...
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Hellish Coal Fires Roast Underworld for a Century
Wherever there is coal, there will be fire. For centuries, we have dug up the combustible rock to power...
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Is Global Warming Driven By Economic Growth?
To slow climate change the world will either have to put the brakes on economic growth or change the...
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Large Wind Farms Increase Temperatures Near Ground
Large wind farms slightly increase temperatures near the ground as the turbines’ rotor blades pull down warm air, according...