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Winter storms don’t have to be deadly – here’s how to stay safe before, during and after one hits
A powerful winter storm that left hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. without power for days in freezing temperatures in late January 2026 has been linked to more than 80 deaths, and the...
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EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health
When I worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in the 2010s as an Obama administration appointee, I helped write and review dozens of regulations under the Clean Air Act. They included some groundbreaking rules, such...
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Engaging look at friction shows how it keeps our world rubbing along
Friction: A biographyJennifer R. Vail, Harvard University Press
IN 2009, World Aquatics banned a specific type of swimsuit from all...
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PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get there
Christy Remucal, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison -
No matter where you live in the United States, you have likely seen headlines about PFAS being detected in everything from drinking water to fish to milk to human bodies.PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,...
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Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world
Civilisations name their ages after materials. In school, we learn about the Stone Age, the Bronze Age – and...
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Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water – 3 tips to deice responsibly
Snow has returned to the Philadelphia region, and along with it the white residues on streets and sidewalks that result from the over-application of deicers such as sodium chloride, or rock salt, as well as...
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Heat pumps: How do they work, what do they cost and are they noisy?
Andrew Aitchison/Getty ImagesThe government's Warm Homes Plan promises £15bn to help UK households pay for green technologies such as heat pumps, as part of its efforts to drive down energy bills and cut planet warming emissions.Heating homes accounts for...
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Marine protected areas aren’t in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South Atlantic
The ocean is under increasing pressure. Everyday human activities, from shipping to oil and gas exploration to urban pollution, are affecting the marine environment. Extensive research shows how this combination of stressors represents one of...
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UK to join major wind farm project with eight European countries
Justin RowlattClimate EditorAFP via Getty ImagesA network of undersea cables already connect the electricity grids of European countries - the UK has 10 such cables - but connecting wind farms directly to multiple countries will be a first. Most...
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How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm
A severe winter storm sweeping across the central and eastern U.S. in late January 2026 is threatening states from Texas to New England with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow. Several governors issued states of...
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Anxiety bites in Iran and Israel as Trump and the Ayatollah appear to dig their heels in
Iranians are anxious as the standoff between President Trump and Iran's rulers escalates. There's anxiety,...
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