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Forget chocolates and flowers for Valentine’s Day. How about allergy remedies instead? A new study shows earlier pollen season has arrived in the U.S.
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New York City is in the middle of its largest park project in a century. Finding that much open space is not easy. But a groundbreaking idea in sustainability is turning decades of garbage into something safe for the future.
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Kangaroos have never been domesticated. But when it comes to food, a new study from @Sydney_Uni and @CityUHongKong shows kangaroos can communicate with humans, just like your dog or cat.
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This machine does double duty: it recycles plastic and feeds hungry dogs 🐕 and cats 🐈.
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Automobiles and alcohol don’t mix. But one Scottish scientist has developed a car fuel made from the waste of one of that nation's famous beverages.
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The world’s oldest living fossils are in trouble. Here's why and what scientists are doing to try to save them.
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Let's be honest. It's a tense night. And, if you are like us, you could use a quick escape. So take a few and enjoy this cute animal compilation.
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A report from the Universal Ecological Fund says 75% of carbon reduction pledges made for the #ParisAgreement aren't enough to slow #climatechange. Meanwhile, the U.S. left the climate agreement today, three years after President Trump announced the pullout.
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Israeli scientists are digging up the past to bring back an extinct delicacy. Could their work also lead to a sustainable breakthrough for the future? 🤔
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Researchers at @SWIMSHKU have devised a unique way of helping coral grow. It involves a 3D printer and a terra-cotta tile army.
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The Venetian art of #fishing for soft-shelled crabs 🦀 could disappear as the planet warms. Here's why fisherman may be forced to give up the tradition.
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Platypus populations in southeastern Australia are rapidly declining. Now, scientists with @platypusSPOT say that the only way to save them is to list them as a vulnerable species.
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Researchers @NIOZnieuws discovered that some of the ocean's smallest creatures have natural abilities to fight viruses. They could become heroes of the sea, protecting people and the fish we eat.
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Our story about scientists reviving 101-million-year-old microbes prompted a lot of great questions. So we went after the answers. Here's more about their research, their findings and why dredging up ancient microbes likely won't tempt fate (because...2020).
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Hundreds of #seaturtle nests were reported lost as Tropical Storm Isaias skirted the Florida coast on its way to making landfall as a #hurricane in North Carolina. But efforts to save as many turtle hatchlings as possible are well underway @GumboLimboNC.
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Those leftovers from last night's dinner could be in containers that take up to 1,000 years to decompose! Here are some tips for greener food storage.
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Pollution dropped and animals came out of hiding around the world during #coronavirus lockdowns. But will the #COVID19 pandemic have any long-term effects on the environment? We took that question to two climate scientists for their take.
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Melting ice exploded into an avalanche Thursday on the Tourtemagne Glacier in the Swiss Pennine Alps. Local reports say the stunning collapse happened where ice has thinned in recent, warmer years. 2020 is shaping up to be one of the warmest years on record, according to @NOAA.
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What lies deep in our oceans? Researchers from Old Dominion @ODU and @BigelowLab have a new way to explore the ocean's depths.
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Construction is underway on the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor. If the project is successful, it will provide an inexhaustible source of cheap, clean energy.
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