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Black Summer bushfire smoke altered ozone-depleting chemicals in atmosphere, study finds

As they circled the globe, massive plumes of smoke from the devastating Black Summer fires kickstarted changes in the atmospher...

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The world is throwing away 3 million face masks every minute — and the growing mountain of waste is a toxic time bomb

Single-use masks have been the emblems of the pandemic era. Since the very first lockdowns of 2020, these plastic-based coverings ...

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City trees and soil are sucking more carbon out of the atmosphere than previously thought

They may not have lungs like we do, but the soil and trees are breathing in and out all of the time. Trees take in carbon dioxide ...

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A ‘big moment’ in nuclear fusion research is a step towards ‘safe and sustainable low-carbon energy’

It was an experiment that generated enough energy to power 60 kettles. But scientists have hailed it as a “big moment” in the ...

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Stanford pediatric arbovirologist Desiree LaBeaud’s quest to eradicate mosquito-borne diseases led to an unlikely culprit: plastic trash

In 2021, Stanford pediatrician and arbovirologist Desiree LaBeaud and her colleagues launched the nonprofit organization HERI-Keny...

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Floating offshore farms should increase production of seaweed

In many places where seaweed used to thrive, often growing in vast “forests”, it is disappearing. The cause is global warming,...

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People, climate change make even forests carbon emitters

New study finds human activity since 2001 has caused harm in even the world’s most protected forests. ...

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