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By TIMOTHY ANNETT / BLOOMBERG
The Singing Penis, The Masquerading Clitoris, and Other Sex Secrets of the Animal World
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Limiting methane emissions from oil, coal, and gas is crucial to tackling climate change in coming decades
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New NOAA study warns states along the Gulf and East Coasts will be hardest hit by sea level rise
By SETH BORENSTEIN/AP
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A new study finds that this megadrought can be partly attributed to human-caused climate change
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Let’s start with the good news: There is no danger to anyone on the ground from the flock of 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites that are currently plunging from orbit and heading for Earth, knocked from...
By Jeffrey Kluger
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December 20, 2021
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Arctic Rain Will Soon Be More Common Than Arctic Snowfall
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December 1, 2021
How Your Post-Thanksgiving Diet Could Help Save the Planet
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Fusion Finally Finds Its Place in the Sun
One of my favorite bar signs is the one that promises “Free beer tomorrow.” That’s how I’ve always thought of nuclear fusion—a (theoretically) cheap, pollution-free and inexhaustible energy source, the promise of which has pretty...
By Aryn Baker
November 24, 2021
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COP26 Ends With Nobody Really Happy
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By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland
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At COP26, It’s Domestic Politics, Stupid
At COP26, it has become clear that domestic politics are getting in the way of taking the action on climate change that science calls for
By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland
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