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A Case Against Vaccine Religious Exemptions
It is time for states to change their laws so that fringe religious objections do not get in the way of protecting the safety of children and people with compromised immune systems.
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Tools of the Trade: Data Sets are Tools, Too
This installment takes you into the world of population modeling at CIESIN, where data rules supreme.
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Lamont-Doherty to Host Fourth Annual No-Boundaries Art Exhibition
This year’s theme encourages students to explore the relationship between human beings and water through various art forms.
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Back in McMurdo Station
The Antarctic field team returns to humanity, showers, and hot breakfasts.
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Carbon Lurking in Deep Ocean Threw Ancient Climate Switch, Say Researchers
A million years ago, a longtime pattern of alternating glaciations and warm periods dramatically changed, when ice ages suddenly became longer and more intense. Scientists have long suspected that this was connected to the slowdown of a key Atlantic Ocean current system that today once again is slowing. A new study of sediments from the…
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Renewable Technology Prices and Decarbonization
The use of fossil fuels will only be reduced by something that is as cheap, convenient and reliable. Fortunately for the planet, renewable energy is poised to drive fossil fuels from the market.
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Snow Tornadoes, Wind Storms, and More
A team of scientists working in Antarctica faces a host of new challenges.
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Mixing Science With Tradition Among Burkina Faso’s Migratory Herders
Anthropologists are working with Fulani community leaders to promote knowledge-sharing between herders and climate scientists.
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New Recommendations for a Climate-Smart National Flood Insurance Program
A new article co-authored by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law provides key recommendations on how to change flood insurance for a changing climate.
