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Science Archive

Archives for April 2022

Explainers
What’s really holding the world back from stopping climate changeWhat’s really holding the world back from stopping climate change
Explainers

The latest UN climate report suggests the world has to end new fossil fuel infrastructure to meet current goals.

By Rebecca Leber and Umair Irfan
Finding the next pandemic virus before it finds us
Explainers

The tricky work of seeking, sequencing, and sharing viruses around the world.

By Umair Irfan
Future Perfect
How Black North Carolinians pay the price for the world’s cheap baconHow Black North Carolinians pay the price for the world’s cheap bacon
Future Perfect

The meat industry’s environmental racism problem, explained.

By Jamie Berger

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