Ringed seals spend most of the year hidden in icy Arctic waters, breathing through holes they create in the thick sea ice. But when seal pups are born each spring, they don’t have a blubber layer, which is their protection […]

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While millions of Americans hunker down, work from home, and try to stay busy and entertained amid a pandemic, much of our infrastructure hums along as normal, unseen and unappreciated. The electric grid is one such behemoth, supplying a steady […]

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Livestock farming contributes to global warming, so eating less meat can be better for the climate. And Luz Calvo, professor of ethnic studies at Cal State East Bay, says that eating a plant-based diet has a long history for many […]

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Coronavirus. Incubation period. N95s. Social distance. Self-quarantine. Shelter in place. Lockdown. Flatten the curve. This is the terminology of a new and disconcerting way of life. The sudden vulnerability, the forced isolation, can undermine one’s sense of identity. The first […]

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In Mexico, the fishing industry provides jobs for more than 2 million people. But as ocean waters warm, that industry could suffer. “So this is a worrying trend,” says Laura Rodriguez of the Environmental Defense Fund’s oceans program in Latin […]

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In many parts of the U.S., family farms are disappearing and being replaced by suburban sprawl. “Our estimates are that farmland loss is occurring at an alarming 175 acres per hour,” says Jennifer Moore Kucera of the American Farmland Trust. […]

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More than a third of the food produced in the U.S. goes uneaten. And much of that wasted food is sent to landfills where it decomposes and releases methane, a potent global warming gas. “Additionally, there are immense resources embedded […]

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What do the climate crisis and artificial intelligence have in common? In the world of Anthropocene Rag, the latest novel by writer and game designer Alex Irvine, they both completely alter our experience of life on Earth as we now […]

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It’s a good time to be a bug and a bad time to be a tree. That’s according to Jeff Hicke of the University of Idaho. Based on aerial surveys, he estimates that since 1997, bark beetles have killed more […]

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Most DIY auto mechanics are content to change their oil or replace brake pads. But in 2007, Kevin Smith of Illinois took on a bigger project: building an electric car from scratch. He wanted to win the Automotive X Prize, […]

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