environment
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‘Tesla’ for Cows? The Wild, Dubious Plan to Feed Cows Seaweed
Imagine a perfect burger: juicy, grilled to perfection … and, somehow devoid of the guilt of methane emissions wrecking our…
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Could the World Ever Run Entirely on Renewable Energy?
Illustration: Benjamin Currie/Gizmodo Giz AsksGiz AsksIn this Gizmodo series, we ask questions about everything and get answers from a variety…
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In Third Flight, Ingenuity Goes Beyond All Tests Done on Earth
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter can be seen hovering during its third flight on April 25, 2021, as seen by the…
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California Commits to Phasing Out Oil Extraction by 2045
Photo: David McNew (Getty Images) California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a directive Friday that sets an aspirational 2045 deadline to halt…
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What the US’s ‘Fair Share’ of Emissions Reductions Looks Like
A resident sits outside destroyed houses after Typhoon Vamco hit on Nov. 14, 2020 in Rodriguez, Philippines.Photo: Ezra Acayan (Getty…
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Montana Legislator Introduces Bill Targeting Environmentalists
The coal-fired power plant in Colstrip, Montana.Photo: Matt Brown (AP) A fight is brewing in Montana over legislation that, if…
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Climate Change Has Knocked Earth Off Its Axis
A 3D portrait of methane concentrations and a slightly wobblier Earth. Image: NASA Of all the things attributable to climate…
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Bones of Extinct Giant Cloud Rats Found in Philippine Cave
Artist’s rendering of one of the newly described extinct cloud rats.Illustration: © Velizar Simeonovski, Field Museum Alongside the tiny humans…
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Up to 20% of Crucial Groundwater Is at Risk of Disappearing
Indian women with empty plastic pots protest as they demand drinking water in Chennai on June 22, 2019.Photo: Arun Sankar…
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NASA Generates Oxygen on Mars, Setting Stage for Crewed Missions
Artist’s conception of human habitats on Mars. Image: NASA NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has captured much of the world’s attention, but…
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