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The Filthy Truth About Your Tap Water |
The US is proposing bold action to clean thousands of "forever chemicals" out of drinking water. It's long overdue. |
Russia's Space Program Is in Big Trouble |
OUT OF ORBIT | 5-MINUTE READ |
A set of Soyuz spacecraft coolant leaks hints that Roscosmos is struggling as the space agency loses international partnerships and funding. |
Warnings About Humanity's Future Don't Get More Dire Than This |
BOILING POINT | 4-MINUTE READ |
The planet is on track for catastrophic warming unless countries take extreme action, according to the IPCC's latest climate report. |
This Is the Lightest Paint in the World |
COLOR ME COOL | 5-MINUTE READ |
An energy-saving coating needs no pigments, and it keeps the surface beneath it 30 degrees cooler. |
Insect Farming Is Booming. But Is It Cruel? |
BUG'S LIFE | 6-MINUTE READ |
More than a trillion insects are raised each year as high-protein, low-carbon animal feed, but the practice might have an ethical blind spot. |