Environment
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now a thriving ecosystemUnder the radar The open ocean has new inhabitants
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Valuable minerals under Antarctica’s melting ice could mean a drilling-ban reversalUnder the radar A new frontier and an old treaty
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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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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Why renewable energy prices are linked to gasThe Explainer Despite ‘remarkable’ advances in renewables, UK energy market is set by gas prices – with ‘obvious challenges’ for consumers
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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There’s a radioactive time bomb in the Pacific OceanUnder the radar The nuclear waste problem may explode once again
By Devika Rao, 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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Rising CO2 levels are changing our blood chemistryUnder the radar From the air to our blood
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Scientists have turned plastic waste into vinegarUnder the radar Plastic to possibilities
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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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 warmingThe 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 WalesThe 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-1sThe explainer Producing the drugs is a dirty process
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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