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Greenland’s Inuit have spent decades fighting for self-determination
Amid the discussion between U.S. President Donald Trump and Danish and European leaders about who should own Greenland, the Inuit who live there and call it home aren’t getting much attention.The Kalaallit (Inuit of West...
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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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How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests
For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the longleaf pine. The forest once stretched across 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas,...
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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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Why too much phosphorus in America’s farmland is polluting the country’s water
Dinesh Phuyal, Postdoctoral Associate in Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences, University of Florida -
When people think about agricultural pollution, they often picture what is easy to see: fertilizer spreaders crossing fields or muddy runoff after a heavy storm. However, a much more significant threat is quietly and invisibly...
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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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How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm
A severe winter storm that brought crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. in late January 2026 left a mess in states from New Mexico to New England. Hundreds...
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Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran strikes deal or US takes ‘a step further’
When Trump first announced the Board of Peace, it was thought to be aimed at helping end the two-year...
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