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Environment

How one bag of chips disrupted an entire ecosystem

How one bag of chips disrupted an entire ecosystem

Moriba Jah is paving the way for sustainable space exploration

Impact

Moriba Jah is paving the way for sustainable space exploration

Moriba Jah is paving the way for sustainable space exploration

Is there a better way to get rid of old clothes?

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Is there a better way to get rid of old clothes?

Is there a better way to get rid of old clothes?

Who owns our trash—and why does it matter?

Environment

Who owns our trash—and why does it matter?

Who owns our trash—and why does it matter?

Capturing the uneasy coexistence between elephants, humans

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Capturing the uneasy coexistence between elephants, humans

Capturing the uneasy coexistence between elephants, humans

Here’s a better way to dispose of used cooking oil

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Here’s a better way to dispose of used cooking oil

Here’s a better way to dispose of used cooking oil

Pumpkin pollution is a problem—here's what you can do

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Pumpkin pollution is a problem—here's what you can do

Pumpkin pollution is a problem—here's what you can do

These artists transform garbage into garb to take a stand

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These artists transform garbage into garb to take a stand

These artists transform garbage into garb to take a stand

Can India clean up its holiest river?

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Can India clean up its holiest river?

Can India clean up its holiest river?

5 ways you can keep the planet clean this summer

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Planet Possible

5 ways you can keep the planet clean this summer

5 ways you can keep the planet clean this summer

This fish stuck in a disposable glove is a warning about the risks of COVID-19 litter

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This fish stuck in a disposable glove is a warning about the risks of COVID-19 litter

This fish stuck in a disposable glove is a warning about the risks of COVID-19 litter

Trash talk: How waste audits can empower kids to protect the planet

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Keeping it Green

Trash talk: How waste audits can empower kids to protect the planet

Trash talk: How waste audits can empower kids to protect the planet

The priceless primate fossils found in a garbage dump

Science

The priceless primate fossils found in a garbage dump

The priceless primate fossils found in a garbage dump

Invisible menace: Methane flares scorching birds at U.S. landfills

Animals

Invisible menace: Methane flares scorching birds at U.S. landfills

Invisible menace: Methane flares scorching birds at U.S. landfills

2 large pieces of space junk nearly collided in 'high risk' situation

Science

2 large pieces of space junk nearly collided in 'high risk' situation

2 large pieces of space junk nearly collided in 'high risk' situation

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