Forty years ago, oil company scientists figured out that greenhouse gas emissions are warming the planet. Instead of warning the world, the company funneled money into denial groups.
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Exxon Knew
Shell Abandons Its Arctic Oil Claims
Throughout 2015, crude has sat at around $40 a barrel.
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El Niño and the Blob
Forget the fact that it might help ease California's drought. This year's monster El Niño is wreaking havoc pretty much everywhere else in the world.
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Volkswagen’s Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen's cars were installed with so-called "defeat devices" that would put the vehicles in clean-burning mode during emissions tests.
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Earthquake detectors pick up wartime explosions and helicopters
A seismic observatory in Iraq has detected vibrations from weapons and flying helicopters, so seismography could be used to gather military intelligence
New kind of moon rock found by Chinese Yutu rover
The Chinese Chang'e 3 mission to the moon is delivering the first new scientific results from the lunar surface since US and Russian missions ended in the 1970s
Dark matter’s true face could be unmasked by pairs of dead stars
With detectors deep underground still making no sightings, maybe it's time to look to outer space to pin down dark matter
Eating when we should be sleeping may play havoc with our brains
That late-night kebab may not only ruin our waistlines, it might impair our ability to form new memories, a study in mice suggests
US drops lifetime ban on gay men donating blood
Men who have sex with men can now give blood – as long as they haven't had sex within the last year
SpaceX rocket is first to put satellites in orbit and land again
Elon Musk's space company completes its first launch of Falcon 9 rocket since June failure, and gets a step closer to reusable rockets
