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50 amazing facts about AntarcticaAntarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest continent on the planet, and researchers are still discovering many of its secrets. Find out some of the most interesting facts about the southernmost continent.
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Blue Bananas Surprise ScientistsProducts of chlorophyll breakdown make ripening bananas glow blue under black lights.
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Night Vision Helps With Camouflage In Briny DeepThanks to their keen night vision, cuttlefish can camouflage themselves against nocturnal predators in the briny deep.
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Raging Debate: Should We Geoengineer Earth’s Climate?Geoengineering proposals could save Earth from climate change, or the schemes could make matters worse.
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7 ways the election will shape the future of science, health and the environmentClimate change, nuclear arms control, the pandemic and more will be determined by whoever wins the White House and Congress.
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Tea Strainers & Nail Polish: The 5-Star Reviews Scientists Are Writing for Everyday ProductsYou may never look at tea strainers or dental floss in the same way again.
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'Castle Cloud' Caught in Spectacular Astronaut PhotoIt looks like a ghostly medieval tower — like something out of "Game of Thrones" — looming over the crystal-blue Caribbean waters of the Bahamas.
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Brrrr! Why It's So $#%*! ColdThe "bomb cyclone," with its whipping winds and foot-plus snowdrifts, has passed. So what gives?
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Bombogenesis: What's a 'Bomb Cyclone'?"Bomb cyclones" or "weather bombs" are wicked winter storms that can rival the strength of hurricanes and are so called because of the process that creates them: bombogenesis.
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Flaky Weather: Why Tallahassee Got Its 1st Measurable Snow in DecadesIt may not be much – just 0.1 inches (0.25 centimeters) – but it's the first measurable snowfall Tallahassee, Florida, has seen in 28 years.
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Frozen Family Fun: Try These Cold-Weather Science ExperimentsStuck indoors while the Polar Vortex sends temperatures plummeting? Try these science experiments that are perfect for the frigid weather.
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From American Cockroaches to Zebras, New Book Answers 'Does It Fart?'A new book chronicles flatulence behaviors from snakes to elephants, answering the basic question, "Does it Fart?"
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Does It Fart? 10 Fascinating Facts About Animal Toots -
Unusual 'Blob' of Hot Rock Found Beneath New EnglandWhat caused the blob — and if there are others like it — remain mysteries.
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Here's Why the Ventura Wildfire Is So ExplosiveCalifornia could see more wildfire events like this, even during the rainy season. That's because rising temperatures mean drier autumns.
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How Did This Weird, Super-Salty Pond Form in Antarctica?The mystery of one of the world's saltiest bodies of water was just solved.
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TL;DR: Here's the One Thing Scientists Want You to Know About Their FieldsScientists describe a fascinating tidbit about their work in 140 characters or less.
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What Caused the Eruption of the World's Largest Mud Volcano?Suspected link to nearby volcano range found in world's largest mud volcano eruption.
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Hurricane Ophelia on Rare Course Toward Ireland, U.K.Hurricane Ophelia, the 10th hurricane of the blockbuster 2017 hurricane season, is on an unusual course toward Ireland and the U.K.
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NASA Satellite Reveals Source of El Niño-Fueled Carbon Dioxide SpikeNASA's OCO-2 satellite observed carbon dioxide response to one of strongest El Niños on record.
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'King Tides' Flood Florida Streets (Here's Why)The highest high tides that come each year are rising with sea levels.
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Massive Calved Iceberg Comes into View as Antarctic Sun RisesAn iceberg could shed light on warming-fueled fate of Antarctica.
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'Don't Let Your Guard Down': Atlantic Hurricane Season Isn't Over YetAfter a series of monster hurricanes made September the most active month on record for the Atlantic, the basin has quieted down, though likely not for long.
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Puerto Rico's Hilly Terrain Worsened Hurricane Maria's DamageHilly terrain boosted rainfall totals and sent floods cascading.
