How toxic wildfire smoke affects pregnant people

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Germans could save over €12,000 by ditching gas boiler for solar, battery and heat pump

Despite hefty installation costs, electrifying your home could help you save thousands of euros, new analysis shows.

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What to do when wildfires trigger trauma

The wildfires this summer have broken records in Germany and are unlikely to subside in future. Psychologists say post-traumatic stress disorder caused by such disasters is serious but can be treated if people seek help.

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As Minnesota gets warmer and wetter, what does that mean for drought?

A new national study is calling for a new framework for drought assessment that better captures the long-term effect of climate change.

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How climate change is messing with your blood

Our blood chemistry is changing as carbon emissions rise, according to a new study.

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Notes from Illinois’ virtual power plant frontier

Solrite is the latest energy services company to venture into Illinois, a sign of how quickly a new state law has jump-started the market.

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Lobsters and acidic seas: Can shellfish help neutralize one of the greatest threats to the ocean?

Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more carbon dioxide, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research.

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How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks

Publishers acceded to Florida's requests, watering down information on climate change’s impact; now the state has turned to updating its science standards.

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