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US bans final type of asbestos
Speed Read Exposure to asbestos causes about 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year
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How climate change is contributing to global unrest
In Depth Some experts argue that global warming can be tied to rising levels of violence around the world
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What is the Anthropocene — and more importantly, when?
Under The Radar Just because a panel of scientists has rejected calls to classify a new global epoch does not mean it hasn't already begun
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Hydrogen cars are trying to be the next big sustainable vehicle
Under the Radar But questions remain as to whether they can overtake battery-powered electric cars
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How the US quietly became the world's top oil producer
speed read Net oil imports are dropping and the U.S. now produces more crude oil than any other country
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Why last-chance tourism is the latest controversial travel trend
The Explainer Race to visit places threatened by climate change 'before it's too late'
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'Shut these dangerous and parasitical robots down before it's too late'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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The Atlantic Ocean may start shrinking
In the Spotlight The motion of the ocean could be closing
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The 5 biggest corporate greenwashing fines
The Explainer Pretending to be green can be expensive
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The looming extinction of migratory animals
Under the Radar Some species are migrating straight out of existence
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Gold hydrogen: a near limitless supply of clean fuel?
Under The Radar Huge deposits found in northern France but major energy companies are holding back, for now
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Cicadas are back with a vengeance
Under the radar Beware the cicadapocalypse
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How AI is helping companies find valuable mineral deposits
Under the Radar New technologies can trace copper, lithium and nickel with 'less environmental degradation' and cut West's reliance on China
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Joe Biden's LNG pause: good policy or bad posturing?
Today's Big Question Critics from all sides attack the White House for freezing permits for some new liquified natural gas export terminals
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