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Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2
Cutting down swathes of boreal forest and sinking the trees into the depths of the Arctic Ocean could remove...
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Live healthier in 2026 by breathing cleaner air at home
I have a health goal for the new year that doesn’t require me to get out of bed earlier or eat fewer cookies. I am an atmospheric chemist and will be committing to clean air...
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Tree bark microbiome has important overlooked role in climate
The bark of a single tree can be home to trillions of bacteria, and these microbes may have an...
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The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse
Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in recent weeks, but those storms...
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Farm inheritance tax protestors told no more changes to proposals
Malcolm Priorrural affairs producerPA MediaThe raising of the tax threshold was seen by critics as a climbdown following months of protest over the original plans that were announced in chancellor Rachel Reeves' first budget in 2024.But Reynolds told the...
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Why 2026 could see the end of the Farm Bill era of American agriculture policy
With Congress back in session, legislators will take up a set of issues they haven’t comprehensively addressed since 2018 – the year the last farm bill passed.Farm bills are massive pieces of legislation that address...
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Positioning Massachusetts as a hub for climate tech and economic development
Massachusetts is uniquely positioned to become a leader in climate tech, said Emily Reichert MBA ’12, the...
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Early humans may have begun butchering elephants 1.8 million years ago
Butchering an elephant is an extraordinarily difficult feat, requiring serious tools and cooperation, with the reward being a protein...
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Electric car discounts are unsustainable, warns industry group
Theo LeggettBusiness CorrespondentGetty ImagesIndustry discounts for electric vehicles are "unsustainable", a major motoring group has warned, as the number of new cars registered in the UK exceeded two million last year for the first time since the pandemic.Nearly 500,000...
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LA fires: Chemicals from the smoke lingered inside homes long after the wildfires were out – studies tracked the harm
When wildfires began racing through the Los Angeles area on Jan. 7, 2025, the scope of the disaster caught residents by surprise. Forecasters had warned about high winds and exceptionally dry conditions, but few people...
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U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS targets in Syria, officials say
The U.S. conducted large-scale strikes against multiple Islamic State targets across Syria on Saturday, U.S....