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Reach for the Stardust? Former Israel Atomic Energy Commission official leads controversial geoengineering start-up

By Ramin Skibba | Climate Change

soybeans wilt in cracked earth below partly cloudy sky

Agricultural emissions are not on the menu at COP26

By Tom Philpott | Climate Change

A biologist releases genetically modified mosquitoes in February 2016 in Piracicaba, Brazil. Technicians from the Oxitec laboratory released genetically modified mosquitoes Aedes Egypti to combat Zika virus. (Photo by Victor Moriyama/Getty Images)

Paradise altered: EPA approves first release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida Keys

By Taylor White | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies