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A popular, edible fungus is mushrooming across North American forestsUnder the radar The golden oyster mushroom threatens biodiversity
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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How darkening oceans could impact the entire marine food chainUnder the radar Less light spells trouble for humans and animals
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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California residents are split over a local lithium treasure troveTalking Point An estimated $500 billion worth of lithium lies beneath a California lake
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Cocaine sharks: In the Bahamas, the fish are testing positive for the narcotic and several legal drugsUnder the radar The animals can experience behavioral changes as a result
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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EPA puts microplastics, drugs on tap water listSpeed Read A $144 million study into microplastics in water was also announced
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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US gives French firm $1B to quit wind farmsSpeed Read President Donald Trump has long had a vendetta against wind power
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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A company wants to launch space mirrors to the chagrin of scientistsUnder the radar A sky full of mirrors
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Fire tornadoes could be the answer to oil spillsUnder the radar The whirling flame could be faster and cleaner
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Earth is rapidly approaching a ‘hothouse’ trajectory of warmingThe explainer It may become impossible to fix
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Trump’s EPA kills legal basis for federal climate policySpeed Read The government’s authority to regulate several planet-warming pollutants has been repealed
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The environmental cost of GLP-1sThe explainer Producing the drugs is a dirty process
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Europe’s apples are peppered with toxic pesticidesUnder the Radar Campaign groups say existing EU regulations don’t account for risk of ‘cocktail effect’
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Why scientists want to create self-fertilizing cropsUnder the radar Nutrients without the negatives
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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‘Jumping genes': How polar bears are rewiring their DNA to survive the warming ArcticUnder the radar The species is adapting to warmer temperatures
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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