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Earth and environment
Trade-offs to rebalancing our unbalanced Earth
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Artificial leaf makes renewable solar fuels from thin air
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Global heating may be fast and sudden—and current climate models don’t predict it
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Nevada’s ichthyosaur graveyard: Shedding light on a prehistoric mystery
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Is Antarctica blooming?
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Americans are migrating towards wildfires, reveals national study
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A breakthrough in nuclear fusion announced
After decades of experimentation, US scientists achieve ignition in a controlled fusion experiment for the first time.
A self-breathing battery helps robots take a deep dive
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Sea meadows could help save coasts from erosion
Seagrass roots make underwater sand more resistant to strong waves and reduce coastal erosion by 70%.
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