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Is the AI juice worth the carbon squeeze?
AI systems, and the cloud technology that enables them, won’t drift away on a breeze. For all their faults, they’re here to ...
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Engineers turn sewage sludge into fuel and feed
Scientists have developed a solar-powered method to convert solid waste into valuable green hydrogen and animal feed.
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This deceptively simple design tweak could make people choose vegetables over meat
Sustainable choices aren’t just about what people want to do, they’re about what’s easy to do,” according to researchers on a ...
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The secret to better batteries could be in your closet
The molecular reactions of nylon with the battery materials reduces unwanted chemical reactions, prevents dendrites and ...
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The idea that economic equality is good for the climate is appealing. But is it true?
A new study tackles the fraught question and upends tidy narratives with a subtler reality: more equal countries tend to be ...
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When planting trees to slow climate change, don’t plant the same tree all the time
An experiment spanning 16 years found that places reforested with five kinds of trees stored 36% more carbon than ...
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Is climate persuasion a fool’s errand?
Climate change, perhaps, used to be a topic where reasoned discussion was possible, particularly if people were lacking basic ...
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Researchers tested the claim that grass-fed beef is better for the climate—and found it wanting
Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. The finding of a new paper in PNAS may ruffle the feathers of some consumers and those in the cattle industry who believe that grass-fed beef is less carbon ...