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A New Bipartisan Bill Would Protect Marine Life From a Deadly Offshore Drilling Practice

With the Trump administration set to re-open the the Atlantic coast region to offshore drilling, a bipartisan team of lawmakers aims to block seismic airgun blasting.

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A Lack of Clear Boundaries Impedes Sustainable Development in Indonesia

Laurensius Lani’s footsteps can be heard at dawn alongside the traditional honay thatched-roof houses of the Baliem Valley,…

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How Climate Scientists Can Save Lives by Predicting Glacial Collapse

Research in Tibet and Peru has identified glaciers and glacial lakes that could cause catastrophic avalanches and floods.

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Did Nuclear Testing Contaminate Our Groundwater?

Research shows that fossil groundwater, which hasn’t seen the surface of the Earth for thousands of years, has trace amounts of radioactive isotopes as a result of 20th-century nuclear testing.

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Is Your City Ready for Global Warming’s Coming Heat Waves?

Cities will bear the brunt of future heat waves, but good urban planning—and ancient Japanese cooling techniques—could help reduce the threat.

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At the Vienna Science March, a Global Battle Between Reason and Ideology

This weekend in Vienna, American scientists called for international solidarity to defend facts — while Austrians worried about ideologues next…

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Will the Big Turnout for the Science March Help or Hurt Its Cause?

While the public is polarized on many scientific issues, it holds scientists and science in relatively high esteem—at…

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The Big Business of Land Theft on the Amazon Frontier

Large-scale land thieves are seizing, deforesting, and then selling public lands. From the way things are progressing, this…

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Can Bill Nye Save the World?

The bow-tied science communicator searches for a place in the political trench wars of 21st-century American democracy. By…

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Some Sea Creatures May Already Be Dissolving in Our Acidifying Oceans

A new study finds that tiny animals that build their skeletons from minerals such as magnesium could dissolve…

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