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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.6 Comments -
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'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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Brazil's underprotected Cerrado savanna stores a staggering amount of carbon, study findsThe Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research.
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Iran war could create a 'fertilizer shock' that impacts agriculture and raises food pricesTwo researchers explore how a possible closure of the strait of Hormuz due to the Iran War could have consequences on food supply chains and agriculture.
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'We got evidence of boars, deer, bears, aurochs': Ancient DNA reveals sunken realm Doggerland had habitable forests during the last ice ageA landmass that once connected Britain to mainland Europe had temperate forests that could have sustained Stone Age people for millennia before the landmass was flooded, a new study suggests.
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Live Science Today: Super El Niño looms and Starlink hits 10,000 satellites in orbitDaily Roundup Tuesday, March 17, 2026: Your daily shot of the biggest science stories making headlines.
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Rainbow-colored phantom lakes emerge around Namibia's 'Great White Place'Earth from space A 2011 astronaut photo shows off a series of colorful mini-lakes that appeared around the edge of a giant salt flat, known as the Etosha Pan, following a major flooding event.
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'Super El Niño' could push global temperatures to unprecedented highs, forecasters sayA "super El Niño" could emerge by the end of the 2026 hurricane season, with forecasters predicting that the ongoing La Niña is about to finish.
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How plants moved from sea to land and changed Earth foreverA geoscientist explains how the first plants came to exist on Earth, long before the dinosaurs, and how their growth shaped life on our planet as we know it.
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Sørvágsvatn: The lake that 'floats' above the ocean thanks to a unique optical illusionSørvágsvatn, also called Leitisvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. Viewed from a certain angle, one side appears to hover above the Atlantic Ocean.
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'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphereCarbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be nearing a tipping point.
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