Research Matters returns, following ideas from the lab to real life 

The second season of Research Matters, a Cornell video podcast, drops today, with a way-too-relevant episode on why we don't always do the things we know we should.

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Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Study casts doubt on carbon-removal method
Research Matters returns, following ideas from the lab to real life 
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