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Natural rock weathering captures carbon over millennia. Chemists just reduced it to weeks..
By firing rock dust in standard cement kilns, they altered the mineral's chemistry so that it quickly react with carbon dioxide in the air.
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By firing rock dust in standard cement kilns, they altered the mineral's chemistry so that it quickly react with carbon dioxide in the air.
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Natural rock weathering captures carbon over millennia. Chemists just reduced it to weeks.
By firing rock dust in standard cement kilns, they altered the mineral's chemistry so that it quickly react with carbon dioxide in the air.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Natural rock weathering captures carbon over millennia. Chemists just reduced it to weeks..
By firing rock dust in standard cement kilns, they altered the mineral's chemistry so that it quickly react with carbon dioxide in the air.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/natu...
By firing rock dust in standard cement kilns, they altered the mineral's chemistry so that it quickly react with carbon dioxide in the air.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/natu...
First global study of the extraordinary role of animals as architects of Earth.
Researchers calculated that creatures large and small rival the landscape reshaping power of half a million major floods each year.
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Researchers calculated that creatures large and small rival the landscape reshaping power of half a million major floods each year.
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First global study of the extraordinary role of animals as architects of Earth
Researchers calculated that creatures large and small rival the landscape reshaping power of half a million major floods each year.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
First global study of the extraordinary role of animals as architects of Earth.
Researchers calculated that creatures large and small rival the landscape reshaping power of half a million major floods each year.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/firs...
Researchers calculated that creatures large and small rival the landscape reshaping power of half a million major floods each year.
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A greener diet, a leaner workforce .
The global move toward sustainable eating could save $100 billion annually in farm costs—but at a steep human cost in rural jobs.
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The global move toward sustainable eating could save $100 billion annually in farm costs—but at a steep human cost in rural jobs.
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The economic impact of plant-based diets: fewer jobs, lower costs, and big climate benefits
The global move toward sustainable eating could save $100 billion annually in farm costs—but at a steep human cost in rural jobs.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A greener diet, a leaner workforce .
The global move toward sustainable eating could save $100 billion annually in farm costs—but at a steep human cost in rural jobs.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239145
The global move toward sustainable eating could save $100 billion annually in farm costs—but at a steep human cost in rural jobs.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239145
A packaging quandary: Plastic may have less environmental impact than alternatives.
Plastic is lightweight and uses relatively little material, so in the big picture it crushes the competition
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Plastic is lightweight and uses relatively little material, so in the big picture it crushes the competition
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A packaging quandary: Plastic may have less environmental impact than alternatives
Plastic is lightweight and uses relatively little material, so in the big picture it crushes the competition
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November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A packaging quandary: Plastic may have less environmental impact than alternatives.
Plastic is lightweight and uses relatively little material, so in the big picture it crushes the competition
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/the-...
Plastic is lightweight and uses relatively little material, so in the big picture it crushes the competition
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Scientists develop energy-free cooling paint that produces potable water.
A nanoengineered roof coating reflects 97% of sunlight, condenses dew, and could help fight heat and drought in climate-stressed regions worldwide.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239139
A nanoengineered roof coating reflects 97% of sunlight, condenses dew, and could help fight heat and drought in climate-stressed regions worldwide.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239139
Scientists develop energy-free cooling paint that produces potable water
A nanoengineered roof coating reflects 97% of sunlight, condenses dew, and could help fight heat and drought in climate-stressed regions worldwide.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Scientists develop energy-free cooling paint that produces potable water.
A nanoengineered roof coating reflects 97% of sunlight, condenses dew, and could help fight heat and drought in climate-stressed regions worldwide.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239139
A nanoengineered roof coating reflects 97% of sunlight, condenses dew, and could help fight heat and drought in climate-stressed regions worldwide.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239139
Researchers engineer crops to pluck more CO2 from the air and amp up photosynthesis.
Tinkering with the enzyme Rubisco, they created plants that respond to rising levels of atmospheric CO2 with increased photosynthesis—and higher yields.
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Tinkering with the enzyme Rubisco, they created plants that respond to rising levels of atmospheric CO2 with increased photosynthesis—and higher yields.
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Researchers engineer crops to pluck more CO2 from the air and amp up photosynthesis
Tinkering with the enzyme Rubisco, they created plants that respond to rising levels of atmospheric CO2 with increased photosynthesis—and higher yields.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Researchers engineer crops to pluck more CO2 from the air and amp up photosynthesis.
Tinkering with the enzyme Rubisco, they created plants that respond to rising levels of atmospheric CO2 with increased photosynthesis—and higher yields.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/rese...
Tinkering with the enzyme Rubisco, they created plants that respond to rising levels of atmospheric CO2 with increased photosynthesis—and higher yields.
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The fiber optic cables delivering your Netflix might help monitor endangered species.
Scientists in Washington state are testing whether these sensitive cables can be used to detect sounds of endangered orcas.
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Scientists in Washington state are testing whether these sensitive cables can be used to detect sounds of endangered orcas.
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The fiber optic cables delivering your Netflix might help monitor endangered species
Scientists in Washington state are testing whether these sensitive cables can be used to detect sounds of endangered orcas.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The fiber optic cables delivering your Netflix might help monitor endangered species.
Scientists in Washington state are testing whether these sensitive cables can be used to detect sounds of endangered orcas.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=238990
Scientists in Washington state are testing whether these sensitive cables can be used to detect sounds of endangered orcas.
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Looks like science, lies like propaganda. Inside a new wave of climate misinformation.
An AI analysis shows that climate deniers increasingly use charts, data visuals, and academic design to appear trustworthy.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239125
An AI analysis shows that climate deniers increasingly use charts, data visuals, and academic design to appear trustworthy.
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Looks like science, lies like propaganda. Inside a new wave of climate misinformation
An AI analysis shows that climate deniers increasingly use charts, data visuals, and academic design to appear trustworthy. Researchers warn that fact-checking alone can’t counter the power of these deceptive aesthetics.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Looks like science, lies like propaganda. Inside a new wave of climate misinformation.
An AI analysis shows that climate deniers increasingly use charts, data visuals, and academic design to appear trustworthy.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239125
An AI analysis shows that climate deniers increasingly use charts, data visuals, and academic design to appear trustworthy.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239125
On an overheating planet, which comes first: the chicken or the egg?.
A fresh look at the paradox from a carbon perspective
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A fresh look at the paradox from a carbon perspective
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On an overheating planet, which comes first: the chicken or the egg?
A fresh look at the paradox from a carbon perspective
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November 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
On an overheating planet, which comes first: the chicken or the egg?.
A fresh look at the paradox from a carbon perspective
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/on-a...
A fresh look at the paradox from a carbon perspective
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Conserving land in wealthy countries may be making things worse somewhere else..
Researchers provide a detailed account of how “biodiversity leakage” happens—and how to tackle the often overlooked problem.
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Researchers provide a detailed account of how “biodiversity leakage” happens—and how to tackle the often overlooked problem.
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Conserving land in wealthy countries may be making things worse somewhere else.
Researchers provide a detailed account of how “biodiversity leakage” happens—and how to tackle the often overlooked problem.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Conserving land in wealthy countries may be making things worse somewhere else..
Researchers provide a detailed account of how “biodiversity leakage” happens—and how to tackle the often overlooked problem.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/cons...
Researchers provide a detailed account of how “biodiversity leakage” happens—and how to tackle the often overlooked problem.
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The ripple effect is now in effect!
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November 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The ripple effect is now in effect!
Today, we're launching #NewsMatch, our one and only annual fundraiser. Please chip in what you can afford. You’ll not only make science-based climate solutions go further out into the world, your donation will also go twice as far. bit.ly/47Kmygi
Today, we're launching #NewsMatch, our one and only annual fundraiser. Please chip in what you can afford. You’ll not only make science-based climate solutions go further out into the world, your donation will also go twice as far. bit.ly/47Kmygi
A surprising predictor of low household carbon footprints: Communities that value purity.
A new study finds that a community’s collective moral compass is an even stronger determinant of carbon emissions than politics.
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A new study finds that a community’s collective moral compass is an even stronger determinant of carbon emissions than politics.
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A surprising predictor of low household carbon footprints: Communities that value purity
A new study finds that a community’s collective moral compass is an even stronger determinant of carbon emissions than politics.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A surprising predictor of low household carbon footprints: Communities that value purity.
A new study finds that a community’s collective moral compass is an even stronger determinant of carbon emissions than politics.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/a-su...
A new study finds that a community’s collective moral compass is an even stronger determinant of carbon emissions than politics.
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Study paints a future picture of climate-resilient UK crops: chickpeas, oranges, and even okra.
While the portrait that emerges from the unprecedented mapping exercise seems positive at first, on closer inspection it is far more nuanced.
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While the portrait that emerges from the unprecedented mapping exercise seems positive at first, on closer inspection it is far more nuanced.
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Study paints a future picture of climate-resilient UK crops: chickpeas, oranges, and even okra
While the portrait that emerges from the unprecedented mapping exercise seems positive at first, on closer inspection it is far more nuanced.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Study paints a future picture of climate-resilient UK crops: chickpeas, oranges, and even okra.
While the portrait that emerges from the unprecedented mapping exercise seems positive at first, on closer inspection it is far more nuanced.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/stud...
While the portrait that emerges from the unprecedented mapping exercise seems positive at first, on closer inspection it is far more nuanced.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/stud...
A 42-year experiment reveals the surprising persistence of carbon in retired farmland soils.
New research turns an old assumption on its head. Retired farmlands, researchers discovered, were a carbon sink, not a source.
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New research turns an old assumption on its head. Retired farmlands, researchers discovered, were a carbon sink, not a source.
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A 42-year experiment reveals the surprising persistence of carbon in retired farmland soils
New research turns an old assumption on its head. Retired farmlands, researchers discovered, were a carbon sink, not a source.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A 42-year experiment reveals the surprising persistence of carbon in retired farmland soils.
New research turns an old assumption on its head. Retired farmlands, researchers discovered, were a carbon sink, not a source.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239061
New research turns an old assumption on its head. Retired farmlands, researchers discovered, were a carbon sink, not a source.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239061
Engineers turn dirty water into clean hydrogen.
New Princeton research shows that reclaimed wastewater can replace purified water in hydrogen production, cutting treatment costs by 47%.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239053
New Princeton research shows that reclaimed wastewater can replace purified water in hydrogen production, cutting treatment costs by 47%.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239053
Engineers turn dirty water into clean hydrogen
New Princeton research shows that reclaimed wastewater can replace purified water in hydrogen production, cutting treatment costs by 47%.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Engineers turn dirty water into clean hydrogen.
New Princeton research shows that reclaimed wastewater can replace purified water in hydrogen production, cutting treatment costs by 47%.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239053
New Princeton research shows that reclaimed wastewater can replace purified water in hydrogen production, cutting treatment costs by 47%.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239053
Large-scale recycling of modern textiles is now in sight.
Fast fashion creates mountains of polyester-cotton textile waste—a new recycling method that separates and recycles the two materials could be what the industry needs.
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Fast fashion creates mountains of polyester-cotton textile waste—a new recycling method that separates and recycles the two materials could be what the industry needs.
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Large-scale recycling of modern textiles is now in sight
Fast fashion creates mountains of polyester-cotton textile waste—a new recycling method that separates and recycles the two materials could be what the industry needs.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Large-scale recycling of modern textiles is now in sight.
Fast fashion creates mountains of polyester-cotton textile waste—a new recycling method that separates and recycles the two materials could be what the industry needs.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/larg...
Fast fashion creates mountains of polyester-cotton textile waste—a new recycling method that separates and recycles the two materials could be what the industry needs.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/larg...
Animals' "landscape of fear" gets weird when people enter the equation.
Despite the risk of becoming roadkill, squirrels act like it's safer closer to noisy roads.
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Despite the risk of becoming roadkill, squirrels act like it's safer closer to noisy roads.
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Animals' "landscape of fear" gets weird when people enter the equation
Despite the risk of becoming roadkill, squirrels act like it's safer closer to noisy roads.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Animals' "landscape of fear" gets weird when people enter the equation.
Despite the risk of becoming roadkill, squirrels act like it's safer closer to noisy roads.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=238985
Despite the risk of becoming roadkill, squirrels act like it's safer closer to noisy roads.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=238985
That sustainable Valentines chocolate might not be as sweet for biodiversity as you think..
A new study finds that cocoa farms certified as sustainable did not harbor more species than plantations. But they did earn more money.
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A new study finds that cocoa farms certified as sustainable did not harbor more species than plantations. But they did earn more money.
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That sustainable Valentines chocolate might not be as sweet for biodiversity as you think.
A new study finds that cocoa farms certified as sustainable did not harbor more species than plantations. But they did earn more money.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
That sustainable Valentines chocolate might not be as sweet for biodiversity as you think..
A new study finds that cocoa farms certified as sustainable did not harbor more species than plantations. But they did earn more money.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/that...
A new study finds that cocoa farms certified as sustainable did not harbor more species than plantations. But they did earn more money.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/that...
New study finds that people listen to—and follow—expert climate advice.
Even when climate advice gets complicated and counterintuitive, people seem to pay attention.
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Even when climate advice gets complicated and counterintuitive, people seem to pay attention.
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New study finds that people listen to—and follow—expert climate advice
Even when climate advice gets complicated and counterintuitive, people seem to pay attention.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New study finds that people listen to—and follow—expert climate advice.
Even when climate advice gets complicated and counterintuitive, people seem to pay attention.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/new-...
Even when climate advice gets complicated and counterintuitive, people seem to pay attention.
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Fixing Hydropower’s Deadly Spin Cycle.
Dams are great for the climate but fatal for some fish. Here’s how that could change.
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Dams are great for the climate but fatal for some fish. Here’s how that could change.
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Fixing Hydropower’s Deadly Spin Cycle
Dams are great for the climate but fatal for some fish. Here’s how that could change.
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October 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Fixing Hydropower’s Deadly Spin Cycle.
Dams are great for the climate but fatal for some fish. Here’s how that could change.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/fixi...
Dams are great for the climate but fatal for some fish. Here’s how that could change.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/fixi...
Decades of agricultural innovation has delivered a triple win: more food, more land, more biodiversity .
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Decades of agricultural innovation has delivered a triple win: more food, more land, more biodiversity
Higher-yielding crops designed to boost food security and farmer incomes have had striking co-benefits for nature, which all stem from the preservation of land, a new study reveals.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Decades of agricultural innovation has delivered a triple win: more food, more land, more biodiversity .
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The first major finding of a new soil study: Intervene as little as possible..
The second unexpected finding was that whether a farm is organic or conventional is not necessarily a strong predictor of soil health.
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The second unexpected finding was that whether a farm is organic or conventional is not necessarily a strong predictor of soil health.
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The first major finding of a new soil study: Intervene as little as possible.
The second unexpected finding was that whether a farm is organic or conventional is not necessarily a strong predictor of soil health.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The first major finding of a new soil study: Intervene as little as possible..
The second unexpected finding was that whether a farm is organic or conventional is not necessarily a strong predictor of soil health.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/the-...
The second unexpected finding was that whether a farm is organic or conventional is not necessarily a strong predictor of soil health.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/the-...
Predators are running out of prey. Cracking down on poaching is an effective counteroffensive.
Policing against bushmeat poachers in Zambia could double lion numbers in a decade, scientists find.
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Policing against bushmeat poachers in Zambia could double lion numbers in a decade, scientists find.
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Predators are running out of prey. Cracking down on poaching is an effective counteroffensive
Policing against bushmeat poachers in Zambia could double lion numbers in a decade, scientists find.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Predators are running out of prey. Cracking down on poaching is an effective counteroffensive.
Policing against bushmeat poachers in Zambia could double lion numbers in a decade, scientists find.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/pred...
Policing against bushmeat poachers in Zambia could double lion numbers in a decade, scientists find.
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What you eat matters as much as where you eat it..
A new analysis of 3,500 US cities reveals that the carbon “hoofprint” of meat can vary more than threefold depending on where it’s produced—and where it’s eaten.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239021
A new analysis of 3,500 US cities reveals that the carbon “hoofprint” of meat can vary more than threefold depending on where it’s produced—and where it’s eaten.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239021
What you eat matters as much as where you eat it.
A new analysis of 3,500 US cities reveals that the carbon “hoofprint” of meat can vary more than threefold depending on where it’s produced—and where it’s eaten.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What you eat matters as much as where you eat it..
A new analysis of 3,500 US cities reveals that the carbon “hoofprint” of meat can vary more than threefold depending on where it’s produced—and where it’s eaten.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239021
A new analysis of 3,500 US cities reveals that the carbon “hoofprint” of meat can vary more than threefold depending on where it’s produced—and where it’s eaten.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239021
Clever new technique turns falling rain into renewable energy.
Researchers created an elegantly simple device that uses the flow of water through tiny tubes to produce enough electricity to keep the lights on.
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Researchers created an elegantly simple device that uses the flow of water through tiny tubes to produce enough electricity to keep the lights on.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/clev...
Clever new technique turns falling rain into renewable energy
Researchers created an elegantly simple device that uses the flow of water through tiny tubes to produce enough electricity to keep the lights on.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Clever new technique turns falling rain into renewable energy.
Researchers created an elegantly simple device that uses the flow of water through tiny tubes to produce enough electricity to keep the lights on.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/clev...
Researchers created an elegantly simple device that uses the flow of water through tiny tubes to produce enough electricity to keep the lights on.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/clev...