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Ask the expert
Warming up in front of the (polluting) fireplace
Despite the romantic imagery, warming the house with a wood or charcoal hearth is one of the most environmentally harmful methods of heating, and is also a health hazard
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Science news
Record Methane Emissions Worldwide
Bad news for the fight against global warming: The quantity of methane produced by human activity has reached record highs
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Science news
Plastic and Greenhouse Gases
Discarded plastics don’t just pollute the environment directly – new research shows that they also contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions
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Leave room for doubt
Koalas, Fires, and Fake News
Lately, reports have spread that Australian koalas were “functionally extinct.” The truth is that they can still be saved.
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Science Panorama
Sea Lions and the City
What happens when wild animals settle in urban territory, and what we can learn from San Francisco
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Science news
Why is Australia Burning?
Natural phenomena coincided with climate change to cause wildfires
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Science news
Bacteria on a Sugarless Diet
Weizmann Institute researchers have engineered bacteria that build themselves from carbon dioxide
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Science news
Junk Food Interfering with Evolution
Junk food is destroying the boundaries between the finch species of the Galapagos Islands
