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Science Archive

Archives for October 2022

Down to Earth
What Lula’s stunning victory means for the imperiled Amazon rainforestWhat Lula’s stunning victory means for the imperiled Amazon rainforest
Down to Earth

Lula has pledged to restore the Amazon. Will it be enough?

By Benji Jones
Science
Consumers, not corporations, saved the power grid. What else can we do?Consumers, not corporations, saved the power grid. What else can we do?
Science

Individual decisions can be a powerful force against climate change, but only if they’re pointed in the same direction.

By Umair Irfan
Technology
How tech is helping us talk to animalsHow tech is helping us talk to animals
Technology

Researchers are using drones, AI, and digital recorders to create a “zoological version of Google Translate.”

By Neel Dhanesha
Down to Earth
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Down to Earth

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By Vox Staff
Science
Joe Biden just signed an international climate treaty. And Mitch McConnell voted for it.Joe Biden just signed an international climate treaty. And Mitch McConnell voted for it.
Science

The US is now committed to phasing out HFCs, a class of powerful greenhouse gases.

By Umair Irfan
The strange, savage life of a freshwater mussel
Down to Earth

Oh, you think mussels are basically rocks? I’m afraid you are very wrong.

By Benji Jones
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
How logging, a Nike founder, and the alt-right warped the Oregon governor’s raceHow logging, a Nike founder, and the alt-right warped the Oregon governor’s race
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

The blue state may elect its first GOP governor since 1982.

By Rebecca Leber
Science
Why everybody you know is sick right nowWhy everybody you know is sick right now
Science

What’s behind the early surge in RSV and flu — and what’s to come.

By Dylan Scott
Climate
The world is failing its emissions testThe world is failing its emissions test
Climate

Greenhouse gas emissions need to halve by 2030. They’re on track to rise.

By Umair Irfan
Future Perfect
How to read a controversial preprint paper on Covid’s originsHow to read a controversial preprint paper on Covid’s origins
Future Perfect

A trio of researchers claimed they found likely evidence that the virus that causes Covid-19 was synthetic. And then scientists went to work picking the theory apart.

By Kelsey Piper
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
John Fetterman survived a stroke. It could be an asset if he’s elected.John Fetterman survived a stroke. It could be an asset if he’s elected.
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

All of society benefits when workplaces include people with a range of disabilities.

By Keren Landman, MD
Culture
How many van Goghs is one Earth worth?How many van Goghs is one Earth worth?
Culture

We’re still contemplating the thorny brilliance of throwing soup on Sunflowers.

By Aja Romano
The wasted potential of garbage dumps
Technology

Toxic landfills are emblems of environmental injustice across the US. Clean energy can remake them.

By Neel Dhanesha
The end of a battery’s life matters as much as its beginning
Technology

Americans are terrible at recycling. Electric cars are a chance to change that.

By Rebecca Leber
Inside the fantastical, pragmatic quest to make “hybrid” meat
Technology

Hybrid cars gave way to electric vehicles. Could “hybrid meat” do the same for beef and pork?

By Kenny Torrella