Efforts to Slow Climate Change Could Inadvertently Create Humanitarian Crises
In promoting renewable energy, wealthier nations could worsen health, housing and labor problems in the developing nations where materials are sourced
In promoting renewable energy, wealthier nations could worsen health, housing and labor problems in the developing nations where materials are sourced
Scientific American
Efforts to Slow Climate Change Could Inadvertently Create Humanitarian Crises
In promoting renewable energy, wealthier nations could worsen health, housing and labor problems in the developing nations where materials are sourced
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This early feminist fought for the credit she deserved for her deductive reasoning system and her educational qualifications
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Virgin Atlantic flew the first large commercial jet to traverse the Atlantic with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel
To achieve climate justice, developed countries need to put their money where their mouth is
A solar outburst shoots charged particles into space—and toward Earth
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Massive buried structures at Gunung Padang in Indonesia have been described as much older than Egypt’s great pyramids in a new study, but some doubt they’re even human constructions
A surge in respiratory disease in China appears to be caused by known pathogens, but the pattern of infections is still unusual
An estimated 460,000 deaths in the U.S. were attributable to coal-fired power plant pollution between 1999 and 2020, new research finds
PFAS can enter the food chain through marine plants and animals and hurt human health
Microbes tear up plastic into teeny tiny pieces that are even more dangerous to ecosystems
