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Neil Vora: ‘The Last of Us’ is right. Our warming planet is a petri dish
Scientists like me worry that climate change and ecosystem destruction may be creating opportunities for fungal pathogens to grow more infectious, spread over larger distances and reach more people.
The hidden costs of cheap meat
The animal rights activist Leah Garcés discusses how modern meat production harms animals, people and the environment.
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How the human life span doubled in 100 years
Between 1920 and 2020, the average human life span doubled. How did we do it? Science mattered — but so did activism.
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We’re all casualties of Trump's war on coronavirus science
The administration kneecaps experts as the coronavirus rages.
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Will the coronavirus crisis trump the climate crisis?
The battle over how to spend recovery funds — to quickly restore the old economy or invest in a greener one — will define the post-pandemic world.
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Eliza Blue: A shortage of steak? Yes, and ranchers knew it was coming
The pandemic has laid bare the instability of the industrialized food chain.
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Coronavirus doesn’t slow Trump’s regulatory rollbacks
As much of his government battles the coronavirus outbreak, President Trump is pushing ahead with major reversals of environmental regulations, including a restriction on scientific research that some doctors worry would complicate future pandemic controls.
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