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‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals
Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds
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Intentional creation of carbon-rich dark earth soils in the Amazon
Fertile soil known as Amazonian dark earth is central to the debate over the size and ecological impact of ancient human populations in the Amazon. Dark earth is typically associated with human occupation, but it is uncertain whether it was created intentionally.
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The two great mysteries of the earth solved
The two great mysteries the earth solved
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The ice is not melting, yet still the scaremongers blunder on
The real global warming disaster: green taxes, a suicidal energy policy and wasting billions on useless windmills.
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Evolutionary 'Big Bang' Was Triggered by Multiple Events
The Cambrian Explosion, a period in time when life on Earth diversified dramatically, was likely caused by several factors, including gene changes, sea level rise and an influx of calcium into the oceans, new research suggests.
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What Did the Continents Look Like Millions of Years Ago?
An artist-geologist renders the history of the Earth with maps.
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Can Mayors Save the World?
Untangling the theory that local ideas can fix global problems.
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There is no population explosion on this planet
Our population problem isn't too many humans on the planet, but too few owning too much of it
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We need common sense on climate change
The public increasingly faces a similar shell game with climate science information. Every four to six years, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assesses and reviews the most recent science, technology and societal impacts related to climate change. Created in 1988 by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization, the IPCC will begin the roll out of its fifth assessment report this week.
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Could power plants of the future produce zero emissions?
Could the smoke stack of a power station soon be a thing of the past? Today, fossil fuel power stations are usually built with towers that emit vapour as well as greenhouse gases into the air.But what if a new kind of power station could create electricity without belching harmful gases into the air?
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Climate Scientists Issue Their Report. Now It’s Our Turn
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases the first chapter of its new report on global warming. The findings are clear, but the politics remain murky
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Our world had oxygen 700 million years earlier than we thought
About 2.3 billion years ago, Earth underwent what is known as the Great Oxidation Event, as early lifeforms photosynthesized enough oxygen that the gas took hold as a dominant part of our atmosphere. This massive shift allowed for the evolution of pretty much all complex life... but its roots go back far earlier than scientists suspected.
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Scientists discover 'black holes' in Earth's oceans
Some of the largest ocean eddies on Earth are mathematically equivalent to the black holes of space, and our oceans are littered with them.
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The Political Science of Global Warming
The U.N.'s latest climate-change report should be its last.
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How many redheads are there in the world?
About 200 people took part in the UK's first Ginger Pride march in August, and the world record for the largest gathering of natural redheads was broken last month when 1,600 attended the Redhead Day Festival in the Dutch town of Breda. But how many redheads are there in the world - and where do they live?
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Oceans face 'deadly trio' of threats, study says
The world's oceans are under greater threat than previously believed from a "deadly trio" of global warming, declining oxygen levels and acidification, an international study said on Thursday.
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Supervolcanoes! Mars Had ‘Em; So Could We
It’s no news that Mars is teeming with extinct volcanoes. The biggest, Olympus Mons, towers some three times higher than Mount Everest, spreads so wide that it could cover most of France and is so prominent that its snowy summit was first spotted from Earth in the late 1800’s. Astronomers now know of literally thousands of smaller volcanoes as well, sprinkled liberally around the Red Planet, some of them as much as 3.5 billion years old.
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7 Insects You'll Be Eating in the Future
As the human population continues to inch closer to 8 billion people, feeding all those hungry mouths will become increasingly difficult. A growing number of experts claim that people will soon have no choice but to consume insects.
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Age of Internet Empires: One Map With Each Country's Favorite Website
Two researchers, Mark Graham and Stefano De Stabbata, at the Oxford Internet Institute have depicted the world’s “Internet empires” in a map, below. The map shows each nation’s most popular website, with the size of nations altered to reflect the number of Internet users there.
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Avoiding Armegeddon: The hunt is on for dangerous asteroids
More than 1,000 people were injured last February in Chelyabinsk, Russia, when a meteor exploded over the city. The collision shattered windows and pelted startled residents with shards of glass and debris. In the aftermath, the world was transfixed by extraordinary videos of the huge fireball as it streaked across the sky. Many wondered, why on earth did no one see it coming?
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