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Explore sustainability trends with climate updates, green technology innovations and global developments shaping environmental progress.
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Decades of Water Projects, Still No Escape From the Rain
Fifty years of dams, canals and rural water schemes have changed little. This year rain still determines whether a farming…
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Fungi’s Hidden Kingdom: Why Scientists Say We’ve Only Identified 5% of All Fungal Species
Among the least explored kingdoms in nature are the world’s fungal species. Scientists believe there are approximately 2.5 million species…
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Kelp Forests Are Disappearing Twice as Fast as Coral Reefs: Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About It?
Kelp forests are vanishing fast in parts of the world, but their decline is attracting nowhere near as much attention…
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Why No Two Snowflakes Are Ever Alike: The Hidden Physics Behind Every Falling Crystal’s Journey
From the mountains of Japan, the plains of Canada to the hills of Northern India, almost every part of the…
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Apex Predators Are Vanishing — Here’s Why That’s More Dangerous Than It Sounds
Across every continent, from the forests of Southeast Asia to the coasts of Africa to the plains of North America,…
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The Science of Petrichor: Why Rain Smells So Good and What It Reveals About Ancient Earth
That unmistakable smell just before or after a downpour, with a scientific name, is one of the oldest scents on…
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Rewriting the Fight Against Methane Emissions
For decades, methane leaks from oil wells, pipelines and landfills went unnoticed, slipping into the atmosphere unseen and unmeasured. That…
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Illinois Breaks All-Time Tornado Records: What’s Driving 2026’s Wild Season
The American Midwest has gotten its share of severe weather this year, but one state has been in the news…
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Carbon Capture Technology: Can Scientists Really Pull CO₂ Out of the Sky and Cool the Planet?
Humans release more than 37 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, mainly from burning coal, oil and gas. For…
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How AI Is Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition: The Biggest Sustainability Trend of 2026
Every year the world installs more solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, but in 2026 the bigger story isn’t the…
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