Here's How Much Food Contributes to Climate Change

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September 13, 2021

Agriculture Here's How Much Food Contributes to Climate Change Animal-based foods produce about twice the emissions of plant-based ones, a new comprehensive study finds By Andrea Thompson

Planetary Science Solar 'Superflares' Rocked Earth Less Than 10,000 Years Ago--and Could Strike Again Although our sun is considered a quiet star, it is now thought to have repeatedly pelted our planet with enormous eruptions in the not too distant past. Could another occur in the near future? By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Drug Use Opioids and Cigarettes Are Both Harmful, but Opioids Have Valid Medical Uses We mustn't apply the same harm reduction strategies to both By Maia Szalavitz

Extraterrestrial Life Looking for Interstellar Monuments An ancient civilization from a distant star could have created immortal machines to roam the Milky Way and keep its legacy alive By Avi Loeb

Natural Disasters 'Explosive' Dixie Fire Could Become Biggest in CA History Extremely dry conditions could help the blaze overtake last year’s August Complex fire as the record holder By Anne C. Mulkern,E&E News

Culture Evolution of Cooperation, Animals' Sensory Systems, and Other New Books Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American By Amy Brady

Genetics 'Guerilla' Artist Daisy Ginsberg Re-creates Scent of Extinct Flowers Ginsberg collaborates with synthetic biologists to create eau de Leucadendron and her latest: artwork for insects By Lisa Melton,Nature Biotechnology

History Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors Those who were exposed to Ground Zero have increased rates of certain cancers and other health problems By Tara Haelle

Climate Change U.S. Climate Equity Office Debuts, But With a Tiny Budget It aims to help communities become more resilient to climate change, particularly its health impacts By Ariel Wittenberg,E&E News

Behavior How 9/11 Ushered in a New Era of Conspiracy Theories The breakdown of institutional legitimacy helped shape our current information crisis By Jason Stanley

Policy In Case You Missed It Top news from around the world By Maddie Bender

FROM THE STORE The Math of Everything   Galileo said that mathematics is the language of nature. This eBook examines math across disciplines, exploring how math is the backbone connecting the physical, social and economic worlds. From practical questions about the significance of p values and using math to fight gerrymandering to the top theoretical problems in the field, this collection looks at what math reveals about our universe.

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FROM THE ARCHIVE These Plants Can Replace Meat--but Will Doing So Help the Environment? Moving away from meat would reduce fertilizer use, cropland and carbon dioxide emissions. Yet it alone will not save the planet By Shannon Hall | August 2019

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