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Greenland is losing so much ice it's getting taller
By Stephanie Pappas published
The bedrock of Greenland is expanding upward as the land mass sheds ice.
We may need a new 'Category 6' hurricane level for winds over 192 mph, study suggests
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists argue that adding a Category 6 to the hurricane scale will be needed as the climate changes.
Polar bear sleeping on tiny iceberg drifting in Arctic sea captured in heartbreaking photo
By Sascha Pare published
An image captured off the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard shows a young polar bear drifting to sleep on a small iceberg after carving a bed in the ice.
Controversial climate change study claims we'll breach 2 C before 2030
By Ben Turner published
If the new study is correct, global warming is at least a decade further ahead than we thought. But other scientists say it is filled with errors and inconsistencies.
Severe 'flesh-eating' infections tied to heat waves in eastern US, CDC reports
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists investigated flesh-eating infections that took place after record-breaking heat waves in the U.S. last year.
Mass starvation after nuclear war could be partially averted with one specific food — seaweed
By Ben Turner published
A nuclear winter could reduce global calorie production by as much as 90%. But vast kelp farms could help save 1.2 billion lives until temperatures recover.
City-sized holes on Antarctica's ice shelves offer tantalizing 'window' into the frozen continent's underworld
By Bradley Van Paridon published
Enormous holes on Antarctica's ice shelves appear to be linked with the formation of icebergs, study reveals.
Doomsday Clock hovers at 90 seconds to midnight for 2nd year in a row
By Sascha Pare published
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists cited the threat of nuclear escalation in Ukraine, climate change and disruptive technologies as reasons to keep the clock at 90 seconds to midnight.
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