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land art and ecological repair services, writer, connoisseur of failed utopias, camp counsellor for intellectuals, part-time assistant professor at Parsons.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers
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December 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Voices: Dr. Fiona Bell’s vision for a hands-on, open-source materials future
Dr. Fiona Bell drew on Materiom’s open resources to kickstart her PhD. Today she leads a design research lab that’s re-imagining materials.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels
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November 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation
Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays?
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November 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate
Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissions
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November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The Fossil-Fuel Industry Has a Plan to Drown Earth in Plastic
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
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November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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The Disaster to Come: New York’s Next Superstorm www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See Which New York City Neighborhoods Could Get Hit By the Next Hurricane (Gift Article)
Heavy rain would make a hurricane catastrophic. See the neighborhoods that could face the worst flooding.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants
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November 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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The Auto Industry’s Lead Recycling Program is Poisoning People (Gift Article)
We documented the toxic fallout of a green technology.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed
A new study pinpoints the deadly thresholds of plastic ingestion for marine life.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
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November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals | Megan Mayhew Bergman
Champions of exceptionalism say humans hold a unique moral status. Yet there’s only one species recklessly destroying the planet it needs to survive
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November 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Plastic paradise: on the frontlines of the fight to clean up pollution in Bali – in pictures
Photographer and film-maker Sean Gallagher documents the increasing tide of rubbish washing up on beaches and riverbanks
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November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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'$230 for a cut-up sock' - Apple's new iPhone Pocket ridiculed online
Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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China’s Green Triumph
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November 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The Hidden Devastation of Hurricanes
Their health effects extend far beyond official death tolls.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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How Inventors Find Inspiration in Evolution (Gift Article)
Soft batteries and water-walking robots are among the many creations made possible by studying animals and plants.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
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November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are (Gift Article)
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Opinion | The Old Order Is Dead. Do Not Resuscitate.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM