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Sobering photos show what a week's worth of plastic looks like for typical...
Humans produce an estimated 300 million tons of plastic every year.But plastic is increasingly being recognized as one of the biggest threats to the environment.Reuters sent photographers around the...
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McDonald's is scrapping plastic straws in one of its biggest markets — and...
McDonald's is replacing plastic straws with paper ones in its UK and Ireland restaurants.The new straws will be in operation from September.McDonald's is currently trialling the change in outlets...
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Here's why people are giving up plastic straws — and why you should consider...
Six million straws and stirrers are removed from beaches every year.By 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.Metal straws are a great alternative to helping to stop the pollution from...
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Antarctica is melting faster than anyone thought, and we're not ready for the...
Ice melting rates in Antarctica tripled between 2012 and 2017, according to a study published in the journal Nature.The biggest increase has been ice melt in West Antarctica, where glaciers and ice...
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The 9 most dangerous plants in the world
At the height of North American summer, many plants are at their most dangerous.We don't normally think of plants as particularly scary organisms. But this rather entertaining Reddit thread from 2016...
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China could beat the US in a race to get solar power from highways
China is starting to find more success than the US with solar highway projects.Proponents of solar roads say they provide a way to generate solar power without paying for additional land. Critics say...
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A heat wave on the East Coast could break records — and it's prompting...
A heat wave is making its way across the US, bringing potentially record-breaking temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast. Air-quality alerts were issued in New York, Pennsylvania, and southern New...
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McDonald's is testing plastic straw alternatives as US cities crack down on...
McDonald's will start testing plastic straw alternatives at select US locations this year. In the UK, the company has decided to adopt biodegradable paper straws.The announcement comes amid calls from...
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About 50% of the world’s coral reefs have died. Without protection from...
Coral reefs provide essential protection for people who live near coasts all over the world, according to a recent study.But reefs are dying because of the consequences of human activity, especially...
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A new report shows where our energy will come from 30 years from now — and...
Renewable energy is set to provide close 50% of the world's energy by 2050, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Falling battery costs spurred by electric vehicle development will...
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Bill and Melinda Gates are giving $4 million to help scientists engineer a...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is partnering with mosquito engineering company Oxitec to develop a male mosquito designed to kill off future generations of malaria-transmitting bugs.The genetic...
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13 of the dirtiest beaches in the world
Wide scale pollution has turned some of the world's most beautiful beaches into trash heaps. From Hawaii's Kamilo Beach — which is so littered by man-made debris that it earned the nickname "Plastic...
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How changing one little EPA rule could radically reduce environmental protection
On June 7, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt proposed changing the agency's approach to a cost-benefit analysis of environmental rules.Pruitt is seeking to roll back three...
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Past generations created a climate crisis for Millennials and Generation Z....
On June 23, 1988, NASA climate scientist James Hansen told the US Senate it was time to acknowledge that climate change was happening and take action to limit its effects.Thirty years later, the world...
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There's a compelling explanation for why we've never found aliens — and it...
An important existential question about human survival is also relevant to the search for alien life: Is it possible for a civilization to survive long enough to explore the stars?A new paper suggests...
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Starbucks' Howard Schultz says your morning coffee ritual is under threat
Starbucks' outgoing executive chairman Howard Schultz says climate change is going to impact the quality of coffee in the future.Scientists are already seeing the effects of climate change on coffee...
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Two women just made history by winning the grueling Volvo Ocean Race, which...
The Volvo Ocean Race, one of the toughest sailing races on the planet, has come to a thrilling conclusion.The DongFeng Race Team sailed to victory on Sunday evening, finishing the around-the-world race...
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A major heat wave is about to fry the East Coast — here's what's coming
The Northeast is expected to see 90-degree-Fahrenheit temperatures this weekend.Overall, this summer is expected to be hotter than average.You can thank climate change for that.It's going to be a hot...
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This abandoned Disney water park has been rotting for over 15 years — now...
When Disney River Country opened in 1976, visitors flocked to Orange County, Florida, to ride the winding slides and traverse the wooden bridges.The park closed down 25 years later, and today, it lies...
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New York City owns a creepy island that almost no one is allowed to visit —...
Less than a mile from Manhattan— one of the priciest and most densely populated places in the world — sits a mysterious island that people abandoned more than half a century ago."North Brother Island...
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