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Year in Science: 2013 Predictions
Science and technology have utterly transformed human life in the past few generations, and forecasts of the future used...
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2012: Top Ten Signs of a Warming World
Another year, another set of climate records. Here are the top ten signs you are living in a warming...
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Climate Science Makes an Eleventh-Hour Comeback
This was the year climate change vanished from the political agenda – and then suddenly reappeared, after Hurricane Sandy...
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As Forests Disappear, Examining the Mechanisms of Their Death
Everywhere, trees are dying. The boreal forests of Canada and Russia are being devoured by beetles. Drought-tolerant pines are...
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Deforestation in Amazon Is Bad News for Microbes
Scientists have found that deforestation not only affects the diversity of plants and animals, but is bad news for...
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Antarctica: It’s Getting Hot at the Bottom of the Planet
One of the big environmental stories of 2012 was the record melting of sea ice in the Arctic, which...
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Power Company Loses Some of Its Appetite for Coal
Coal took another serious hit Wednesday — in the heart of coal country. American Electric Power, or A.E.P., the...
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Humans Changing Salinity of the Seas
When you hear about climate change it’s most often about melting glaciers and sea ice, increasing frequency of heatwaves...
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Mighty Old Trees Are Perishing Fast
The death rate of many of the biggest and oldest trees around the world is increasing rapidly, scientists report...
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Five Degrees of Ruination: Scientists Forecast Dramatic Temp Increase
The planet must not be allowed to warm beyond 2 degrees Celsius, according to the official targets at the...