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New Plastic Could Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
By Ker Than last updated
The new plastic can pull carbon dioxide from natural gas.
Global Warming: Dire Prediction for the Year 3000
By Wynne Parry last updated
If carbon dioxide emissions don't stop until 2100, the world could see dramatic effects in the Southern Hemisphere, a climate model predicts.
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Why do soft drinks go flat?
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
Ever take a sip of a flat soda? Here's the chemistry behind it.
![The Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision that the EPA should not regulate greenhouse gas emissions at a national scale.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jJAw62RmSe4xwNQ75czrtK-320-80.jpg)
Supreme Court cripples the US government's power to fight climate change
By Brandon Specktor published
The Supreme Court ruled that the EPA can't impose nationwide greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies without express approval from Congress.
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Is climate change making the weather worse?
By Patrick Pester published
A terrifying climate change prophecy appears to be upon us, with bomb-like cyclones and searing droughts. But is the weather actually getting worse?
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This tube of lunar soil has been sealed since 1972. NASA is finally about to open it.
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists are finally opening a 50-year-old tube of lunar soil, which has been vacuum-sealed since the APollo 17 mission.
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When did scientists first warn humanity about climate change?
By Patrick Pester published
Climate change warnings are everywhere today, with an overwhelming scientific consensus that humans are the cause. But when were people first warned about climate change?
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