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Arctic fires are releasing carbon stored for thousands of years
The wildfires that have been raging in many places around the Arctic in recent years could be contributing much...
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Detroit’s water affordability crisis is tied to the uneven distribution of stormwater management costs – a fraught history explains why
Nicole Van Lier, Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Studies, Loyola Marymount University -
Beginning in July 2026, Detroiters will be paying higher water and sewer bills.That’s because The Great Lakes Water Authority, or GLWA, voted unanimously on Feb. 25, 2026, to increase water rates by 5.8% and sewer...
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Q&A: Expanding MIT’s global reach through Universal Learning
MIT's Universal Learning is a new initiative from MIT Open Learning designed to prepare learners everywhere to...
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Many of the Caribbean’s most important reefs are going unprotected
Living by the sea in the tropics means being exposed to some of nature’s most powerful forces. Hurricanes can bring storm surges, flooding and destructive waves that threaten homes, infrastructure and livelihoods.For many communities, coral...
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A deep-ocean climate plan wins rare EPA approval, but is sinking plants in the sea the answer?
Innovators who are working on ways to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to fight climate change are having a tough time lately.Their biggest supporter, Microsoft, recently began telling partners that it is pausing...
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When you don’t have the facts, argue the law: How Trump’s EPA is limiting its own ability to protect public health far into the...
As the Trump administration moves to weaken America’s air pollution rules, it is deploying new legal interpretations that are intended to tie the hands of future administrations for years to come.In practice, the changes limit...
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Doubling their genomes may have helped plants survive mass extinctions
Extra copies of genetic instructions may have helped flowering plants survive mass extinctions, including the catastrophe that saw off...
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PCOS postpones perimenopause and allows pregnancies at older ages
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is notorious for disrupting hormones and fertility, but it may have some surprising benefits after...
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Celebrating dorm-to-market social entrepreneurship at MIT
Over 200 students, alumni, faculty, staff, funders, and community collaborators gathered at the MIT Media Lab on...
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Recreational fishing in the US catches far more fish than previously estimated
One of the United States’ largest fisheries is hiding in plain sight. Recreational freshwater anglers in the lower 48 states catch – and keep – far more fish than any official body has estimated, according...
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