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Or is doubt a self-fulfilling prophecy?
The future of education and work will rely on teaching students deeper problem-solving skills.
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Maybe you’ve been wondering if you’re seeing one persistent squirrel or a rotating cast of characters.
There are countless studies that prove ecotherapy (often referred to as nature therapy) is beneficial for your physical and mental health.
An open letter predicts that a massive wall of rock is about to plunge into Barry Arm Fjord in Alaska.
Why do some people still believe that behavior is caused solely by genes or environment? A new paper offers some answers.
Transparency no doubt keeps organizations more accountable, but public companies need to reconnect with their true owners.
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TreeTalk finds rare arboreal treasures among London’s common foliage.
A European start-up uses satellite data to pinpoint individual sources of abnormal methane concentration.
Today’s agriculture workers face 21 days of heat that exceed safety standards. That number will double by 2050.
Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged.
The researchers hope to develop a no-trace plastic to curtail marine pollution and ghost fishing.
Fires pose a major health risk to people living near irradiated sites.
The environmental benefits of the coronavirus pandemic are only temporary, warns the head of the UN Environment Programme.
A clean work space, plants, and putting on the right pants all make working from home easier, according to science.
Understanding the math behind social distancing.
Americans consume the most toilet paper in the world but it’s a very wasteful product to manufacture, according to the numbers.
A new study says that it could be centuries before millions of the classic toys submerged in the Earth’s seas disintegrate.
Study finds that a colony’s exposure to pesticides impairs offspring.
Technology best serves the user when organic development combines necessity with collective values.
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Deciding how we ought to live is one of the greatest challenges of being alive. Ask yourself these important questions to gain clarity, with philosopher Peter Singer.
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Why a 400-mile enclosure around the North Sea is not as crazy as it sounds
From gun control to immigration, Americans remain split on a handful of contentious issues.
Methane is 80 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere.
Global warming has shown that permafrost is not so permanent after all.
Technological advances in molecular biology could help fix the planet.
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Now an insult, ‘cretin’ was the medical term for a debilitating disease endemic in the Alps until the early 20th century.
61% said adopting a vegan diet was not enjoyable.
