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Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.2 Comments -
DNA shed by every living thing is lurking in the environment — and it could tell us how Earth is changing in real time -
'A completely new reality': Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River9 Comments
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'It cuts both ways': Positive tipping points can restore wreaked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton says -
OpinionDrilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.2 Comments -
Earth from spaceFull moon helps paint vibrant, muddy 'brushstrokes' in Indonesian river -
Some fungi can influence the weather — and now we know how they do it3 Comments -
Antarctica's sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago — and deep-diving robots are revealing why -
The Trump administration wants to open precious East Coast forests to logging and mining
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Antarctica could warm 1.4 times faster than the rest of the Southern Hemisphere in the coming decades, study finds -
When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free? -
Mega-iceberg A23a, formerly the world's largest, turns into bright 'blue mush' as it finally dies after 40 years at sea3 Comments -
Melting of West Antarctic ice sheet could trigger catastrophic reshaping of the land beneath -
6 million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica shatters records — and there's ancient air trapped inside5 Comments -
Methane leaks multiplying beneath Antarctic ocean spark fears of climate doom loop18 Comments -
Scientists discover 85 'active' lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice -
40-year-old 'queen of icebergs' A23a is no longer world's biggest after losing several 'very large chunks' since May -
Abrupt changes taking place in Antarctica 'will affect the world for generations to come'5 Comments
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Earth from spaceMini lake meets snowy rim of Canada's oldest ice mass -
Permafrost thaw and 'shrubification' have tipped Alaska's North Slope into a wildfire regime not seen for 3,000 years -
Critical moment when El Niño started to erode Russia's Arctic sea ice discovered -
Huge ice dome in Greenland vanished 7,000 years ago — melting at temperatures we're racing toward today6 Comments -
Arctic 'methane bomb' may not explode as permafrost thaws, new study suggests -
Scientists 'reawaken' ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after27 Comments -
'It was so unexpected': 90 billion liters of meltwater punched its way through Greenland ice sheet in never-before-seen melting event2 Comments -
New technologies are helping to regrow Arctic sea ice3 Comments -
Scientists record never-before-seen 'ice quakes' deep inside Greenland's frozen rivers
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Antarctica's sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago — and deep-diving robots are revealing why
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'The push towards renewables is unstoppable because it's in a country's self-interest': Climate scientist Andy Reisinger on Trump, Iran, and the future of Earth -
New York City is at major risk of flooding that could leave 4.4 million people exposed to extreme damage, study finds -
'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought21 Comments -
Some polar bears are adapting to their melting habitat. Will it be enough to save the iconic species? -
Western states face above-normal wildfire threats this summer. New maps reveal which areas are most at risk. -
California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge. -
Antarctica hides huge caches of gold, silver, copper and iron. As the ice melts, countries may race to harvest them. -
Earth's energy imbalance is much more extreme than climate models show — but scientists aren't sure why4 Comments
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Hidden slippery clay on seafloor may have worsened devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan -
Vanishing lakes in Tibet may have triggered earthquakes by awakening faults in Earth's crust -
'Impossible' mantle earthquakes actually occur all over the world, study finds -
Scars from ancient 'megaquakes' at Cascadia subduction zone discovered in deep-sea landslides -
Fragment of lost tectonic plate discovered where San Andreas and Cascadia faults meet9 Comments -
Parkfield, San Andreas, and the quest for a 'crystal ball' for predicting earthquakes before they happen -
Ruptures from 'silent' earthquakes deep in Earth's crust can heal themselves within hours -
What are the signs that nature is telling us?' Scientists are triggering earthquakes in the Alps to find out what happens before one hits2 Comments -
Link between Cascadia and San Andreas Fault earthquakes discovered 30 years after lost vessel stumbled across key data4 Comments
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Science history: Chernobyl nuclear power plant melts down, bringing the world to the brink of disaster — April 26, 1986 -
OpinionOur fossil fuel economy is a house of cards and Trump's war in Iran is about to topple it. The need for a clean energy transition has never been clearer. -
The world is being held hostage by its reliance on oil. How can we break free from the fossil fuel?4 Comments -
Clean energy is surging — with or without Trump -
China's 'artificial sun' reactor shatters major fusion limit — a step closer to near-limitless clean energy15 Comments -
'This technology is possible today': Nuclear waste could be future power source and increase access to a rare fuel3 Comments -
Nuclear fusion record smashed as German scientists take 'a significant step forward' to near-limitless clean energy31 Comments -
There's 90,000 tons of nuclear waste in the US. How and where is it stored?5 Comments -
What is 'induced atmospheric vibration' and did it really cause power outages across Spain and Portugal?
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'Maybe they're waiting for something that only happens thousands of years later': The hidden life 'sleeping' deep beneath Earth for millions of years5 Comments -
Life may have rebounded 'ridiculously fast' after the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact10 Comments -
Science history: Experiment shows mutations arise spontaneously, supporting pillar of Darwinian evolution — Nov. 20, 1943 -
Tomatoes randomly mated with another plant 9 million years ago. The result? Potatoes.9 Comments -
In rare evolutionary event, weird platypus cousin evolved from living in water to living on land3 Comments -
Evolution itself can evolve, new study argues24 Comments -
Our outer ears may have come from ancient fish gills, scientists discover -
Ferns can evolve 'backward,' scientists discover -
Sunlight shapes our evolution — and may explain why some people have curly hair
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Thríhnúkagígur: The only volcano on Earth where you can descend into a magma chamber4 Comments -
Ancient process that created rare earth elements discovered — and it could help us locate desperately needed deposits2 Comments -
Earth from spaceConcentric rocky rings adorned with ancient artwork wear a magma 'hat' in the Sahara -
Earth from spaceIncomplete remains of world's 'youngest' impact crater spotted lurking in Chinese forest -
Earth from spaceHidden beauty of Zimbabwe's 2.5 billion-year-old 'geological marvel' revealed in striking astronaut photo3 Comments -
The largest reservoir of hydrogen on Earth may be hiding in its core3 Comments -
Scientist accidentally stumbles across bizarre ancient ‘wrinkle structures’ in Morocco that shouldn't be there3 Comments -
Bandera Volcano Ice Cave: The weird lava tube in New Mexico whose temperature is always below freezing2 Comments -
New map shows weird magnetic anomaly lurking beneath Australia's Northern Territory
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Some fungi can influence the weather — and now we know how they do it3 Comments
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Scientists are racing to save Australia's 'zombie tree' from a fast-spreading fungal disease -
How plants moved from sea to land and changed Earth forever -
Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds37 Comments -
China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sink45 Comments -
'Nitrogen fixing' trees could help tropical forests bounce back, research suggests3 Comments -
Scientists watch microscopic plant 'mouths' breathing in real time with palm-sized tool -
Avenue of the Baobabs: Madagascar's natural monument with dozens of 'mother of the forest' trees -
Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of drought
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Earth from spaceFull moon helps paint vibrant, muddy 'brushstrokes' in Indonesian river
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Building a massive dam between Alaska and Russia could prevent AMOC collapse, scientists say8 Comments -
'A completely new reality': Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River9 Comments -
'Iran's Maldives' could drown in oil due to spills from air strikes, satellites show -
Earth from spaceGlowing ring of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands linked to deadly underwater plateau3 Comments -
Colorado River may have pooled and spilled over to form the Grand Canyon, solving a long-standing mystery — but not everyone agrees4 Comments -
Scientists discover potentially huge freshwater reservoir hidden beneath Great Salt Lake13 Comments -
Lençóis Maranhenses: Brazil's dune-filled expanse that sits at the intersection of 3 biomes -
Colorado River negotiations have stalled among 7 states and water is scarce. What happens next?
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Vanuatu's 'barefoot volcanologist' stands at ash- and sulfur-spewing Mount Yasur in award-winning photograph6 Comments -
The world's 'hidden' volcanoes pose the greatest risk for global crisis -
Coconucos volcanic chain: Colombia's stunning cluster of volcanoes, lost in an otherworldly landscape -
Russia's Bezymianny volcano blew itself apart 69 years ago. It's now almost completely regrown. -
'Like a sudden bomb': See photos from space of Ethiopian volcano erupting for first time in 12,000 years -
Eruptions of ocean volcanoes may be the echoes of ancient continental breakups -
Underwater volcano off Oregon coast likely won't erupt until mid-to-late 2026 -
Earth from spaceExtreme 'paradise' volcano in Costa Rica is like a piece of ancient Mars on our doorstep -
Earth from spaceGlowering 'skull' stares upward from a giant volcanic pit in the Sahara3 Comments
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El Niño could be here by May, new forecast reveals — here's what it means for summer weather17 Comments -
Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here's how it got so bad and how long it will last.5 Comments -
Interview'I've seen the movies. What a horrible way to die': What it's like to be sucked into a tornado and survive3 Comments -
'Super El Niño' could push global temperatures to unprecedented highs, forecasters say5 Comments -
Missing megaflood: How did the Mediterranean transform from a salt-filled bowl to a deep sea if it wasn't a cataclysmic deluge? -
Punxsutawney Phil predicts a long winter this Groundhog Day — but how much should we trust the prophetic rodent? -
Arctic blast probably won't cause trees to explode in the cold — but here's what happens if and when they do go boom8 Comments -
Earth from spaceEthereal ice structures swirl alongside Chicago during extreme cold snap fueled by polar vortex2 Comments -
'Nobody knew why this was happening': Scientists race to understand baffling behavior of 'clumping clouds'
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'It cuts both ways': Positive tipping points can restore wreaked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton says
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OpinionDrilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.2 Comments
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Earth from spaceFull moon helps paint vibrant, muddy 'brushstrokes' in Indonesian river
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Some fungi can influence the weather — and now we know how they do it3 Comments
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Antarctica's sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago — and deep-diving robots are revealing why
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The Trump administration wants to open precious East Coast forests to logging and mining
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'The push towards renewables is unstoppable because it's in a country's self-interest': Climate scientist Andy Reisinger on Trump, Iran, and the future of Earth
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Science history: Chernobyl nuclear power plant melts down, bringing the world to the brink of disaster — April 26, 1986
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Building a massive dam between Alaska and Russia could prevent AMOC collapse, scientists say8 Comments
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Thríhnúkagígur: The only volcano on Earth where you can descend into a magma chamber4 Comments
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