World Isn’t Meeting Biodiversity Goals, UN Report Finds

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The Price of Inequality? Lost Annual Income of $42,000 for Typical Worker, Study Finds

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Longtime Climate Science Denier Hired for Top Role at NOAA

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Twitter Expands Misinformation Rules Ahead of US Election

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Think 2020’s Disasters Are Wild? Experts See Worse to Come

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The Trump Administration Began Scaling Back the Census Count. A Judge Stopped it — for Now

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‘Wrong-Way’ Migrations Stop Shellfish From Escaping Ocean Warming

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COVID-19 Is Dividing the American Worker

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Apple, Google to Allow COVID-19 Exposure Notifications Without App

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These Students Figured Out Their Tests Are Graded by AI — and a Super Easy Way to Cheat

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