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Striking new satellite images show Indonesia's new jungle capital taking shape
By Patrick Pester published
Nusantara will be the new capital of Indonesia as Jakarta continues to subside below sea level.
Mexico's most dangerous active volcano erupts 13 times in 1 day
By Ben Turner published
The Popocatépetl volcano, just outside Mexico City, has been spewing thick plumes of volcanic ash into the sky, causing flights to be grounded.
Satellite snaps eerily circular holes in the clouds above Florida. What caused them?
By Harry Baker published
A NASA satellite recently spotted a series of bizarre "fallstreak holes" in clouds above Florida. The circular cloud gaps have been previously (and incorrectly) linked to paranormal phenomena.
Scientists say dehydrating the stratosphere could be plausible option to combat climate change
By Sascha Pare published
A new study explores the possibility of removing water from the air before it enters the stratosphere, where water vapor acts as a greenhouse gas, to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Historic Texas wildfires rage toward U.S. nuclear weapon facility
By Ben Turner published
A series of wildfires in Texas began spreading on Monday (Feb. 26) and have now grown to historic scales, reaching 60 counties and threatening America's main nuclear weapon storage facility.
Underwater volcano eruption 7,300 years ago is the largest in recorded history
By Sascha Pare published
The Kikai-Akahoya eruption — the largest volcanic explosion in recorded history — ejected more than 80 cubic miles of volcanic rock and ash off the southwestern coast of Japan 7,300 years ago.
'Living fossil' tree frozen in time for 66 million years being planted in secret locations
By Richard Pallardy published
Wollemi pines — thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago — were rediscovered in 1994. Scientists are now hoping to reintroduce the species in the wild in a conservation effort that could take centuries.
El Niño kickstarted the melting of Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' 80 years ago, new study reveals
By Ben Turner published
Rapid melting of the Thwaites Glacier in west Antarctica began in the 1940s following an unusually hot El Niño fluctuation, ice cores have revealed.
Mexico City could be just months away from running out of drinking water
By Ben Turner published
Record droughts have been draining Mexico City's aquifers faster than they can be replenished, placing the city at risk of severe water shortages.
'It is not very wise to spend the night in Grindavík': Iceland volcano gears up for another eruption
By Sascha Pare published
Magma accumulating beneath Svartsengi has reached levels recorded on the eve of previous volcanic eruptions and could burst out imminently, according to the Icelandic Met Office.
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