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Trump warns the Green New Deal will ‘take out the cows.’ Here’s the science showing why that’s a myth.

At the first 2020 Presidential debate, President Donald Trump said that Green New Deal supporters “want to take out the cows” to reduce greenhouse gas

4,000 floating robots take on climate change

I ziplined recently with a scientist who told me that her work involved almost 4,000 floating robots and a massive global computer database that could

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Doomsday Clock moves to 85 seconds to midnight symbolizing humanity’s closest proximity to disaster

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The team led by synthetic biologist Julius Lucks tested easy-to-use Plant-DX biosensors in Kenya to detect a crop virus before symptoms show and allow farmers to take action. (Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering)

Northwestern University synthetic biology researchers give farmers new tools for more sustainable agriculture

December 30, 2025

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What ancient sediments at the bottom of the ocean can teach us about climate change

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Vince Cooper points to a graph during his poster presentation at the Comer Climate Conference.

From Wall Street to climate modeling: MIT scientist applies market economics and math to predict accelerating climate change

December 29, 2025

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