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AVOIDING ANESTHESIA

General anesthesia uses volatile halogenated gases and nitrous oxide to knock patients out. Very little is metabolized, so when patients[…]

Simply labelling a product as ‘eco-friendly’ isn’t enough. Encouraging shoppers to view themselves as ‘green’ and ‘eco-friendly’ makes them more[…]

Climate experts used to project it wouldn’t be possible to decarbonize the electric grid until 2050—and that moving to fully[…]

FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) has issued a new final rule saying that an approved natural gas project can’t proceed[…]

Solar, wind and other renewable sources have toppled coal in energy generation in the U.S, for the first time in[…]

Adults over 50 who volunteer for at least 100 hours a year (about two hours per week) have a substantially[…]

Scientists have successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen using light and meticulously designed catalysts. They did so at the[…]

Declining demand and rising investment risk due to cheaper renewable technologies, aggressive government policies, and COVID-19 could cause a $25[…]

A new transistor could lead to smaller and more efficient electronic systems that control and convert electric power in electric[…]

Climate is a key driver of Lyme disease in the U.S. with larger effects in the Northeast and Midwest. Predictors[…]