Climate

What Would It Take to Terraform Other Planets?

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What Would It Take to Terraform Other Planets?

What if you could turn Mars or Venus into another Earth?

Controlling the Weather Isn’t Science Fiction

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Controlling the Weather Isn’t Science Fiction

The idea of controlling the weather sounds like an evil plan hatched by a James Bond villain, but it’s closer to reality than you might think.

Why Is the Weather So Hard to Predict?

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Why Is the Weather So Hard to Predict?

If you think the weather forecast is always wrong, well then we’ve got news for you.

Your Next Burger Could Be Made With Microbes

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Your Next Burger Could Be Made With Microbes

Fermentation is a natural process that humans have been hacking for millennia.

This Forgotten Ecosystem Holds Twice as Much Carbon Than Forests

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This Forgotten Ecosystem Holds Twice as Much Carbon Than Forests

As more of the world’s forests are destroyed, it makes you wonder: what’s going to absorb CO2 in their place?!

Can Soil Actually Capture Carbon? Maybe Not

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Can Soil Actually Capture Carbon? Maybe Not

Researchers may have miscalculated soil’s ability to capture carbon...meaning our current global climate models might be off.

Carbon Credits Don’t Really Work, But Could They?

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Carbon Credits Don’t Really Work, But Could They?

In theory, carbon credits are a way for individuals and companies to offset their emissions from carbon-intensive activities, like flying.

You’re Breathing in Microplastics. What Does That Mean for Your Health?

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You’re Breathing in Microplastics. What Does That Mean for Your Health?

Microplastics are everywhere—in our food, water, and now even the air we breathe.

These Rare Elements Are Key to Renewable Energy, What If They Run Out?

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These Rare Elements Are Key to Renewable Energy, What If They Run Out?

Green technologies might not be so green.

These Rediscovered Ice Cores Could Help Predict Earth's Future Climate

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These Rediscovered Ice Cores Could Help Predict Earth's Future Climate

Long forgotten ice samples from the Cold War were finally rediscovered in Greenland.

Could We Control the Weather to Solve Extreme Droughts?

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Could We Control the Weather to Solve Extreme Droughts?

As severe droughts threaten regions across the world, scientists have proposed a solution that sounds like science fiction: What if we just make it rain ourselves?

How Scientists Are Creating Diamonds From CO2 Emissions

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How Scientists Are Creating Diamonds From CO2 Emissions

This UK company is making synthetic diamonds from CO2 emissions.