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Can Genetic Modification Help Plants Survive Climate Change?
Plants struggle to fend off disease in the heat. Scientists are turning to gene editing to defend global food supplies from future heat waves.
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Plants struggle to fend off disease in the heat. Scientists are turning to gene editing to defend global food supplies from future heat waves.
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As extreme conditions damage crops worldwide, food scientists are exploring more sustainable foods.
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Spring rain, summer drought, and heat are predicted to create better conditions for mosquitoes to spread the West Nile virus across the U.S.
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At the World Championship Sled Dog Derby, warm weather played an unwanted star role.
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A disaster-ologist and a movie curator discuss the role that disaster movies play in understanding the biggest challenges facing humanity.
Climate change is threatening Maine’s native blueberries. These researchers are looking to provide solutions—and help farmers in the process.
Learn how conservationists live on an isolated island to study Maine’s puffin population, and how the birds are dealing with warming seas.
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Two bills aim to reduce the U.S. carbon footprint. If they pass, it would be Congress’ first major actions on climate change.
This October, The SciFri Book Club team is gathering to explore this fall’s Book Club pick, ‘Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore.’
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A new report finds that the words and phrases scientists use to talk about the climate crisis are frequently misunderstood.