Bats are dying in wind turbines. Here’s how to stop it

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Aug 26, 202600:27:20Science & Medicine

From the best of What On Earth: Bats and wind turbines are both climate darlings. But after Cori Lausen saw a turbine reduce a bat to a "black banana peel," she set out to find another solution. That experience unlocked...

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