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Old, primeval forests may be a powerful tool to fight climate change

Ecologists thought America’s primeval forests were gone. Then Bob Leverett proved them wrong and discovered a powerful new tool against climate change.

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Polar bears live on the edge of the climate change crisis

On Hudson Bay's frigid shores, scientists track polar bears to better understand how the environment is shaping their chances of survival

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Why wildfires are bigger and harder to control

Hopes for fewer large wildfires in 2018, after last year's disastrous fire season, are rapidly disappearing across the West.

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