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![Animation: a healthy hemlock tree being overtaken by insects, fading into a dead hemlock tree]()
![Animation: a healthy hemlock tree being overtaken by insects, fading into a dead hemlock tree]()
The Northeast’s hemlock trees face extinction. A tiny fly could save them.
The region can’t afford to lose these trees — or the carbon they store.
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![Collage: picture of shrubs on top of picture of cobalt mine]()
![Collage: picture of shrubs on top of picture of cobalt mine]()
Scientists are mining metals from an unusual source — plants
Scientists are starting to mine valuable metals from an unusual source: plants
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Can you recycle a hard drive? Google is quietly trying to find out
Rare earth magnet recycling is about so much more than sustainable data centers.
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Is climate change happening faster than expected? A climate scientist explains.
One to 2 degrees Celsius of warming can do a lot of damage.
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On the heels of Europe’s devastating floods, scientists warn more is yet to come
A new study finds that slow-moving, low-pressure storms could become 14 times more frequent in Europe over the next century.
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Climate change is making poison ivy stronger and itchier
Carbon dioxide and warmer soils could be supercharging everyone’s least favorite plant.
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Let’s say we stop burning fossil fuels. What happens next?
All that CO2 isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
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![A super blue blood moon setting over Boston]()
![A super blue blood moon setting over Boston]()
Coastal flooding projections have been ignoring the wobbly moon problem
New research finds that variations in the moon’s orbit will lead to a burst of sunny-day flooding in the mid-2030s.
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What counts as a heat wave? It’s a life-or-death question.
Blistering temperatures are redefining what's considered "really hot."
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A massive water recycling proposal could help ease drought
Members of Congress from Western states are pushing for $750 million to turn wastewater into pure water. Here’s how that works.
