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Crimea's 'putrid sea' creates beautiful rainbow of color but smells like rotten eggs
Earth from space A 2014 satellite photo of the Sivash region shows off the kaleidoscopic colors of a series of shallow, hypersaline lagoons — each filled with a different kind of algae.
Mass extinctions make life 'bounce back stronger,' controversial study suggests
Large-scale disruptions to life may ultimately increase ecological complexity over geologic timescales, though the risk of extinction always looms.
Dramatic NASA images reveal lava coursing near Iceland's Blue Lagoon
A lava stream from a volcanic eruption in West Iceland is brighter than the lights of the city's nearby capital, new infrared images show.
Hailin impact crater: China's newly discovered meteor pit born from a 'nuclear explosion level' event
The Hailin impact crater is a newly-discovered scar in the mountains of Northeast China left behind by a meteor impact, but geologists aren't sure exactly when this happened.
'Cryptic carbon' may leak from volcanoes millions of years after eruptions end
Dissolved carbon dioxide may have bubbled up from magma far below Earth's surface, contributing to prolonged warming.
Equator quiz: Can you name the 13 countries that sit on Earth's central line?
There are 13 countries that sit on Earth's equator. Can you get them all in 5 minutes? If so, how fast can you do it?
'Supergiant' gold deposit discovered in China is one of the largest on Earth — and is worth more than $80 billion
Chinese officials have announced the discovery of a massive deposit of high-quality gold ore, potentially worth around $83 billion, which could end up being the largest known deposit of the precious metal anywhere in the world.
Squirting cucumbers thicken and stiffen to eject seeds with 'remarkable speed and precision,' study finds
Squirting cucumbers shoot their seeds up to 33 feet (10 m) away from the mother plant to avoid overcrowding and competition, but exactly how they do it has long remained a mystery.
Huge, 7-mile scar torn across Australia's Nullarbor Plain discovered by caver scouring Google Earth
After the caver noticed a giant gash across a barren landscape, scientists discovered it was created by a ferocious tornado that no-one knew had occurred.
Wandering sand dunes circle a gigantic 'eye' sculpted by an ancient city-killer meteor in the Sahara
Earth from space This 2013 astronaut photo shows a giant eye-shaped impact crater in the Sahara Desert that is slowly being circled by migrating sand dunes, helping researchers track how far these dunes can move over time.
