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Green Impact Americans can save 6.7 million gallons of fuel each day by doing this one small thing

Following speed limits could save 6.7 million gallons of fuel and $22 million daily, with under a minute added to commutes.

Green Impact Hidden fungal networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length help plants survive climate change Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Fusion’s biggest challenge may no longer be the physics, MIT study finds Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Deep Orange 17: Clemson University students build a car for BMW that generates more energy than it uses Joseph Shavit

Health Deadly poisons in wolfsbane and larkspur linked to pain relief, malaria and cancer therapy Mac Oliveau

Green Impact How animal feces became an evolutionary force 540 million years ago Joseph Shavit

Innovations New fuel-cell catalyst could power next-generation data centers Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Reducing city light pollution could improve urban tree and plant growth Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Bladeless wind turbine ‘skybrator’ sways to generate quiet, clean, bird-safe power Joseph Shavit

Green Impact New clay discovery keeps fruit fresh longer and reduces global food waste Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Salty Indian Ocean water does not directly control Atlantic circulation, study finds Joshua Shavit

Green Impact New recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygen Joseph Shavit

Health Billions of dollars of discarded marigold flowers could become a new source of sustainable food Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Atmospheric rivers can both warm and cool marine heatwaves Rebecca Shavit

Space Meteorite 200x larger than the dinosaur killer reshaped the course of evolution on Earth Joseph Shavit

Green Impact UC Irvine’s new map predicts which California homes are most likely to burn in a wildfire Amyn Bhai

Innovations MIT engineers create a stretchy yarn designed to be melted down and recycled Shy Cohen