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Our Legacy: Bushfires Release Decades Of Pollutants Absorbed By Forests

Shutterstock Cynthia Faye Isley, Macquarie University and Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University We know forests absorb carbon dioxide, but, like…

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Climate Change And Forest Management Have Both Fueled Today’s Epic Western Wildfires

The Riverside Fire, viewed from La Dee Flats in the Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon on Sept. 9. USFS…

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Vegan Leather Made From Mushrooms Could Mold The Future Of Sustainable Fashion

Shutterstock Mitchell P. Jones, Vienna University of Technology Seven millennia since its invention, leather remains one of the most durable…

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Earth May Temporarily Pass Dangerous 1.5℃ Warming Limit By 2024, Major New Report Says

Pep Canadell, CSIRO and Rob Jackson, Stanford University The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this…

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Herd Immunity Won’t Solve America’s COVID-19 Problem

Without a vaccine, getting to herd immunity would mean many more illnesses and deaths. Andreus K via Getty Images Joanna…

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Newly Hatched Florida Sea Turtles Are Consuming Dangerous Quantities Of Floating Plastic

Deceased post-hatchling loggerhead sea turtle next to plastic pieces found in its stomach and intestines. Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, CC…

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Western Wildfires Are Spinning Off Tornadoes – Here’s How Fires Create Their Own Freakish Weather

Extreme wildfires can fuel tornadoes, creating erratic and dangerous conditions for firefighters. David McNew/Getty Images Charles Jones, University of California,…

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What’s In That Wildfire Smoke, And Why Is It So Bad For Your Lungs?

The health impact of wildfire exposure depends in part on the fire itself and how much smoke a person breathes…

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The World’s Biggest Waves: How Climate Change Could Trigger Large Landslides And ‘Mega-Tsunamis’

People inspect the damage following a tsunami at a village in Sumur, Indonesia, on Dec. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Fauzy Chaniago)…

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Herd Immunity: Why The Figure Is Always A Bit Vague

hobbit/Shutterstock Adam Kleczkowski, University of Strathclyde Nearly 100 years ago, two British researchers, William Topley and Graham Wilson, were experimenting…

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