Pandemic-related school closures have posed challenges for school districts and families across the United States. According…
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Forget carbon tariffs: Existing trade policies give dirty industries a boost
In the United States and around the globe, products produced by “dirty” or high-carbon-emitting industries are…
Building back better: Green COVID-19 recovery packages will boost economic growth and stop climate change
International economic recovery from COVID-19 must be environmentally-conscious—for the sake of the economy, suggests new research…
Technique could enable cheaper fertilizer production
Most of the world’s fertilizer is produced in large manufacturing plants, which require huge amounts of…
Building satellites amid COVID-19
During these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 lockdown, trying to work poses huge challenges for us…
Bolsonaro's attitude to coronavirus increases 'risky behavior' in Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro’s public undermining of pandemic prevention efforts reduces social distancing in the parts of Brazil…
An artificial 'tongue' of gold to taste maple syrup
It’s said that maple syrup is Quebec’s liquid gold. Now scientists at Université de Montréal have…
Life might survive, and thrive, in a hydrogen world: study
As new and more powerful telescopes blink on in the next few years, astronomers will be…
HK penguins chill during pandemic while carers work overtime
Save for an absence of gawping crowds, life for the penguins of Hong Kong’s Ocean Park…
As sea level rises, multiple factors threaten Honolulu's urban infrastructure
Today and as sea level continues to rise in the future, extreme high tide events cause Honolulu, Hawai’i’s primary…