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The ‘Buy Nothing Rebellion’ is growing as more people opt out of modern consumerism

Are fire-loving fungi mother nature’s first responders after wildfires?

Simply Add Water to Diesel Fuel to Cut Engine Pollution by 67%–with No Loss in Efficiency

Turning Surplus into Support: Charity Doubles Impact in New Appeal

New Solar Tech Makes Desalinating Seawater Cheaper Than Producing Bottled Water

NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star

Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin
NASA’s Hubble Detects First-Ever Spin Reversal of Tiny Comet
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‘Step aside, humans’: how beavers solved a flooding problem in west London

USA’s Largest Renewable Project Comes Online–With More Power Than the Hoover Dam

Drought Parches Florida

Scientists find 64,000 sq miles of climate-resilient coral reef

With Plasma, Solar, Magnets, EU Aims to Help Decarbonize Industrial Heat Generation

UK Startup is Making Electricity From Bacteria in the Soil – Maybe Your Garden Will Power Your Home Some Day

Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study

Thousands of Flamingo Chicks Hatch in Major Comeback From Climate Disaster in Turkiye (WATCH)

NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base

Stunning Video of the Southern Lights Dancing Across the Earth Captured by a NASA Astronaut–WATCH
Microplastics Are Swirling Around in the Atmosphere, Where They Might Be Contributing to Climate Change

No Outstanding Coal Mining Applications Left in the UK After Council Refusal in Carmarthenshire

Scientists Map Underground Fungal Networks and Find They Cover 62 Quadrillion Miles

New Solar Method Turns Ocean Into Drinking Water, While Extracting Valuable Lithium Without Waste

NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth

Loophole in Endangered Species Act Is Closed to Coal Miners After Court Ruling

Mangrove Loss Worldwide Is Now Reversing—with More, Denser Forests Than 20 Years Ago
27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

Beavers return to Scotland's Glen Affric after 400 years

In the Land of Infrastructure Projects, Activists and Nature Lovers Saved Endangered Spoonbill Habitat

Papua New Guinea Sets Up Protected Ocean the Size of UK–Over 77,000 Square Miles

Heartwarming ‘Sock-er’ News: Arsenal Donates Old Football Socks to Sick Horses and Donkeys

Planned Expansion to Take Latin America’s Largest Solar Plant Beyond 1 Gigawatt Capacity

Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life

Rescuing London’s Precious Building Materials Diverting Them from Dumps for Reuse

All-Electric Truck Completes Milestone Canberra-to-Sydney Haul, Cutting 84% in Fuel Costs

70% Drop in Levels of Forever Chemicals Observed in Seabird Eggs Tracks Regulatory Success

Italy Unifies its Historic Pilgrimage Trails to Offer Slower, More Intimate Tourism
Americans share 31 awesome things that can only be found here in the States

Facing Desertification, Man’s Campaign Draws 30,000 Volunteers to Plant 1 Million Trees in his County

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

For NASA’s TESS, Stellar Eclipses Shed Light on Possible New Worlds
NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars
Medieval Writings and Tree Rings Helped Researchers Track a Solar Storm From 800 Years Ago and Reconstruct Past Solar Cycles

UK startup turns festival urine into forest-grade fertilizer

Prince William is Selling 20% of His Duchy Landholdings to Build Affordable Housing and Restore Nature

Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague

NASA’s New Shock Detectives Project Invites Volunteers to Help Study Solar Wind
Young people share their petty 'boomer' complaints, proving old folks can be right

Salt Water Restores Native Queensland Ecosystems After Dozens of Tidal Gates Removed

Students Work to Fundraise to Save Habitat Where They Watch Bald Eagle Chicks on Livestream

Another Trawling Ban, Another Big Recovery for Sea Life

Iraq Embarks on Preservation Work for the Ziggurat of Ur Using Bricks of Identical Material to 5,000-yo Original
Sunlight Extracts Oxygen From Regolith Using Solar Chemistry

Shanghai Achieves 98% Industrial Recycling Rates After 2019 Waste Management Plan

Conservationists Successfully Tackle Invasive Trees and Fish in Vital South Africa Ecosystems

Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Powers an Onboard Data Center, While the Sea Disperses the Heat
Most Insect Species Call the Tropics Home. But Climate Change Is Pushing Many of the Critters There to Their Heat Limits
Plastic Mardi Gras Beads Just End up in Landfill, So Coalition Swaps in Seed Beads and Jambalaya Spice Packets

Scientists Unveil Hemp Alternative to Plastic That Can Withstand Boiling Water and Stretch to 1,600% its Size
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Rare 1776 Declaration of Independence Discovered by National Archives in UK–One of Only 11 Known to Survive

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Near Philadelphia’s New Green Spaces, a Dramatic Reduction in Crime

Giant Gorilla Maze Celebrates Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday

Voice Changes Measured by Phone Can Predict Asthma Flare-Ups 3 Days in Advance

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The Majestic ‘Gloucester Tree’ Reopens to Climbers in Australia After 3 Years of Repair

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Millennial asks Gen Zers what they do for fun, and the answers are surprisingly different

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Community Comes Together for Life-Saving Cause at Blood Bikes Event

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Southeast Asia Nears Malaria Elimination, Down Two-Thirds Since 2010

3-Year-old Rescued After 6 Days Beneath Rubble in Venezuela as Rescuers Arrive in Droves to Help the Country

Manchester’s ‘dress rehearsal’ for life is getting homeless men back to work

New UK Charity Launches Free Mental Health Platform for Neurodivergent People

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NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way

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From One Surviving Male Bison, Azerbaijan Now Has 25 Calves Born Wild in 7-Year Success Story

New Law Will Protect Kids’ Lemonade Stands After State Employees Were Caught Demanding Fees

Largest and Most Detailed Picture Taken of Milky Way’s Center–With Millions of Stars and Thousands of Worlds

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Divorced dad shares beautiful, final bedtime routine with 11-year-old son

Herculean Effort to Restore Mozambique’s Rhino Population Succeeds with 61 Animals Moved There

Dad Gave Up His Old Mustang to Raise 6 Kids. Decades Later, His Son Got it Back

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Great Smokey Mountains Will Soon Get Even Greater – Thanks to Nonprofit’s Land Purchase

Motorcyclist Reunites with Strangers Who Lifted a 3,300-Lb. Car Off His Body
Sharks in the Bahamas Test Positive for Drugs, Including Cocaine and Painkillers, in a New Study

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