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Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing.
Did you know the "recycling" symbol doesn't mean something is actually recyclable? Play our trashy garbage-sorting game, then read about why this is so tricky.
By Hiroko Tabuchi and Winston Choi-Schagrin
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Making Flying Cleaner
New guidelines attempt to make the aviation cleaner by relying on corn-based ethanol, but experts divided on the fuel's environmental benefits.
By Manuela Andreoni
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The fight over the future of plastics
As countries negotiate a landmark agreement to reduce plastic pollution, the industry is fighting a battle over regulations and over its image.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
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Images of a Brazilian City Underwater
Torrential rains have caused one of Brazil's worst floods in modern history, leaving at least 100 dead and nearly an entire state submerged.
By Ana Ionova and Tanira Lebedeff
A Cicada's Guide to Periodical Romance
It may sound like a mosh pit out there. But to the participants, mating is a delicate, sonorous affair, fraught with potential missteps — and fungal zombies.
By Alan Burdick
How Changing Ocean Temperatures Could Upend Life on Earth
Is the world's climate close to a tipping point?
By Katrin Bennhold, David Gelles, Raymond Zhong, Carlos Prieto, Michael Simon Johnson, Alex Stern, Diana Nguyen, Devon Taylor, Rowan Niemisto, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell and Alyssa Moxley
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Will a carbon market happen?
An enormous amount of work is underway to remove carbon from the atmosphere, but who will pay for it?
By Lydia DePillis