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Growing the Future

Rodrigo Werle wonders if anybody is ever happy to see him.

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Wildfires Are Changing the Air We Breathe—Here’s What That Means for Your Health

As wildfires grow larger and more frequent across the West, researchers from Colorado, Utah, and California are digging into how smoke affects the air—and our health.

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Carbon Cycle Flaw Can Plunge Earth Into an Ice Age

UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its carbon. 

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Biodiversity Strengthens Pollinators and Ensures Stable Yields

Improving biodiversity and maintaining yields at the same time? For many, this sounds like a contradiction in terms. 

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Can a Mango a Day Keep Diabetes Away: A Pioneering Study Shows the Benefits of Foods With Natural Sugars Versus Added Sugars

If presented with two snacks, one containing seven grams of sugar and another with over 30 grams of sugar, choosing the healthier option should be a no-brainer, correct? 

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Fishy Forensics Improves Tracking of Fish Migrations

“Climate change has already caused more than 12,000 species to shift their homes across land, freshwater and the sea,” says the University of Adelaide’s Dr Chloe Hayes, who has published a study on the new approach.

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Study: 72% of Illinois Wetlands No Longer Protected by Federal Clean Water Act

Illinois once harbored more than 8 million acres of wetlands. By the 1980s, all but 1.2 million wetland acres had been lost, filled in for development or drained to make way for agriculture.

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Scientists Warn California Should Prepare for Destructive ‘Supershear’ Earthquakes

Most Californians are familiar with earthquakes. But researchers say the state faces an overlooked threat: “supershear” earthquakes that move so fast they outrun their own seismic waves.

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NYC’s Composting Rates Are Low. A Sustainability Expert Thinks AI Will Offer a Solution. Eventually

In the U.S., more than one third of food goes to waste. As such, more food ends up in landfills than any other material.

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Turning Old Smartphones into Battery-free, Biodegradable Ecosystem Monitors

If the goal of monitoring our natural resources is to protect the environment, shouldn’t the technology involved be sustainable as well?

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