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Climate change, meet your apocalyptic twin: oceans poisoned by plastic

Indonesia’s forests are key for saving orangutans — and slowing climate change

NASA's Earth and climate research might be in jeopardy under Trump

A North Dakota blizzard hits the Standing Rock protest camp hard

China has climate change deniers, too. But they’re mostly shunned.

Why do we do medical research on mice? It all started with fur coats.

Modern-day tribes still carry traces of colonial devastation in their DNA

Plants are ramping up photosynthesis, helping absorb all our carbon dioxide

For solar and wind energy projects, a new lease on land

America's missileers stand ready to launch nuclear weapons — and pray they won't have to

Ukraine moves giant new safety dome over Chernobyl

Arctic ice melt poses a risk of uncontrollable climate change, scientists say

Get your cowbell ready. World Cup skiing returns to Vermont.

What's the role of social media in the news media?

Tokyo gets November snow for the first time in 54 years

You took a DNA test and it says you are Native American. So what?

The world's nations vow to move forward with the Paris Agreement, with or without Donald Trump

With Trump heading to the White House, global climate activists look for hope in US cities and state

Could scientists help defuse a nuclear crisis?

The Trump administration will likely undo progress on climate change and the environment