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What Is the EPA Endangerment Finding and How It Works Science

What Is the EPA Endangerment Finding and How It Works

The EPA's 2009 endangerment finding declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health, unlocking federal authority to regulate emissions from vehicl...

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Younger Dryas: Volcanoes, Not a Comet, to Blame, Study Finds Science

Younger Dryas: Volcanoes, Not a Comet, to Blame, Study Finds

A study published in PLOS One demonstrates that a 12,800-year-old platinum spike in Greenland ice cores originated from Icelandic volcanic eruptions,...

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How Ravens Memorize Wolf Kill Sites to Find Food Science

How Ravens Memorize Wolf Kill Sites to Find Food

Ravens don't simply follow wolves to scavenge meals. New research reveals they memorize landscape-scale hunting hotspots and fly directly to likely ki...

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What Is the Younger Dryas and Why It Changed History Science

What Is the Younger Dryas and Why It Changed History

The Younger Dryas was a sudden 1,200-year cold snap 12,900 years ago that killed megafauna, ended the Clovis culture, and may have pushed humans towar...

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How Ice Cores Work—and What They Reveal Science

How Ice Cores Work—and What They Reveal

Scientists drill deep into polar ice sheets to extract frozen cylinders that preserve hundreds of thousands of years of climate history, from ancient...

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How Living Seawalls Work—and Why Cities Need Them Science

How Living Seawalls Work—and Why Cities Need Them

Traditional seawalls destroy marine habitats with flat, featureless surfaces. Living seawalls use eco-engineered panels that mimic natural rock format...

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How Sustainable Aviation Fuel Works—and Why It Matters Science

How Sustainable Aviation Fuel Works—and Why It Matters

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a drop-in replacement for fossil jet fuel made from waste oils, crops, and other renewable feedstocks. It can cut l...

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Giant Granite Mass Found Beneath Antarctica's Ice Science

Giant Granite Mass Found Beneath Antarctica's Ice

Scientists discovered a 100-kilometer-wide granite body buried beneath Pine Island Glacier by tracing pink boulders on Antarctica's Hudson Mountains,...

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How Tropical Peatlands Work—and Why They're Burning Science

How Tropical Peatlands Work—and Why They're Burning

Tropical peatlands store more carbon than all the world's forests combined, yet wildfires in these ecosystems have reached a 2,000-year high. Here's h...

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How Arctic Sea Ice Works—and Why Its Loss Matters Science

How Arctic Sea Ice Works—and Why Its Loss Matters

Arctic sea ice is far more than frozen water at the top of the world. It regulates global temperatures, drives ocean circulation, and sustains entire...

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What Is the High Seas Treaty and Why It Matters Science

What Is the High Seas Treaty and Why It Matters

The High Seas Treaty — formally the BBNJ Agreement — entered into force in January 2026, giving humanity its first legally binding framework to protec...

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How Carbon Offsets Work—and Why They're Controversial Science

How Carbon Offsets Work—and Why They're Controversial

Carbon offsets let companies pay to cancel out their greenhouse gas emissions by funding climate projects elsewhere. But how do they actually work—and...

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