Environment
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Scientists have turned plastic waste into vinegar
Under the radar Plastic to possibilities
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Fire tornadoes could be the answer to oil spills
Under the radar The whirling flame could be faster and cleaner
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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A Hitchcockian nightmare: why are we in such a flap about pigeons?
In The Spotlight The birds are ruffling feathers in Norwich and being culled in Manchester
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Earth is rapidly approaching a ‘hothouse’ trajectory of warming
The explainer It may become impossible to fix
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The broken water companies failing England and Wales
The Explainer With rising bills, deteriorating river health and a lack of investment, regulators face an uphill battle to stabilise the industry
By The Week UK Published
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The environmental cost of GLP-1s
The explainer Producing the drugs is a dirty process
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The plan to wall off the ‘Doomsday’ glacier
Under the Radar Massive barrier could ‘slow the rate of ice loss’ from Thwaites Glacier, whose total collapse would have devastating consequences
By The Week UK Published
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Can the UK take any more rain?
Today’s Big Question An Atlantic jet stream is ‘stuck’ over British skies, leading to ‘biblical’ downpours and more than 40 consecutive days of rain in some areas
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The world is entering an era of ‘water bankruptcy’
The explainer Water might soon be more valuable than gold
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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15 years after Fukushima, is Japan right to restart its reactors?
Today’s Big Question Balancing safety fears against energy needs
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Zero-bills homes: how you could pay nothing for your energy
The Explainer The scheme, introduced by Octopus Energy, uses ‘bill-busting’ and ‘cutting-edge’ technology to remove energy bills altogether
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Climate change could lead to a reptile ‘sexpocalypse’
Under the radar The gender gap has hit the animal kingdom
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Why scientists want to create self-fertilizing crops
Under the radar Nutrients without the negatives
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The former largest iceberg is turning blue. It’s a bad sign.
Under the radar It is quickly melting away
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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