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Climate change may reduce average life expectancy by half a year: Study
Climate change may take six months off the average human lifespan, according to a study which found…
PTI
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Ancient viruses could re-emerge as permafrost melts, posing 'unpredictable threats' to our communities, new study says
These ancient pathogens could cause "unpredictable threats" to our communities if they survive, res…
Katie Hawkinson
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An avian apocalypse has arrived in North America. Birdsong could become a rare sound.
"Birds actually are the 'canaries in the coal mine,' giving us an indication that fundamental envir…
Aylin Woodward
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A staggering map shows how 11 US cities could swell as people move to avoid rising seas
That flooding scenario, described in a study published in the journal Nature in 2017, could spawn a…
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
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A coffee empire is forming, but there's a massive problem no one's talking about
On a recent visit to a coffee farm in Costa Rica, considered one of the havens for consistently smo…
Erin Brodwin
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A billion-dollar coffee empire is forming, but there's a massive problem threatening the industry that no one's talking about
On a recent visit to a coffee farm in Costa Rica, considered one of the havens for consistently smo…
Erin Brodwin
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A best-selling author reveals what it was like to get a flesh-eating disease while exploring a 'lost city' in the Honduran jungle
Leishmaniasis (of which there are several different forms) isn't seen too often in the United State…
Erin Brodwin
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The money of America's top 10% is causing almost half of US emissions. So tax it, researchers say.
"Super emitters" earn about $11 million a year. In 15 days, their income can generate as much emiss…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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A pit full of 6,200-year-old skeletons is now the oldest known example of 'indiscriminate, mass killing'
A study suggests that an ancient Croatian pit was the site of the world's oldest documented mass ki…
Aylin Woodward
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Mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus and dengue fever may have access to 1 billion more people in the years ahead
Scientists know that Ae. aegypti needs temperatures between 70 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit to thrive,…
Aylin Woodward
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A 27-year study found the amount of insects flying in the air has declined 75% - but no one knows why
The researchers aren't sure what's causing this precipitous fall. Across the diverse swath of Germa…
Hilary Brueck
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Climate change is disrupting our food system, which makes it vulnerable to new crises
Weather, the atmosphere, the oceans, and the climate are all changing. That has devastating effects…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A new climate solution involves shooting moon dust into space to create a 'solar shield' around Earth, but scientists say it's a risky last resort
A moon-dust shield is the latest in a series of risky, last-resort geoengineering proposals to shie…
Matthew Loh
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5 Awesome Things About New York That Will Be Ruined By Climate Change
Climate change will make storms like Sandy far more common and more intense. As the earth…