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![Hot springs at Yellowstone National Park give off plumes of steam.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EsKv99HPgeH97Dqdyo8aG4-320-80.jpg)
New mud-slinging thermal feature at Yellowstone is spewing scalding hot muck
By Sascha Pare published
The unrest may be due to slight changes in pressure or in the amount of water seeping into the underground reservoir system.
![Ocean wave crashing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K6WmxeWt9gT5CcQQRKUuQM-320-80.jpg)
How many oceans are there?
By Kiley Price published
One, four or five? Not all experts agree on the number of oceans on our planet.
![A picture of the orange alligator spotted in South Carolina in 2017 walking across grass.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wWqW8BCFYyr2akgyaL4t4o-320-80.jpeg)
Crocodiles and gharials are getting bizarre orange 'tans' in Nepal. Here's why.
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers think it could be down to where these crocs are hanging out.
![An illustration of NASA's Cassini orbiter soaring through a giant vapor jet over the moon Enceladus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/utseB6t3YKvcANaNntNGW3-320-80.jpg)
James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space
By Isobel Whitcomb published
The James Webb Space Telescope caught Saturn's icy moon Enceladus spraying a 'huge plume' of watery vapor far into space — and that plume may contain chemical ingredients for life.
![An artist's impression of a blue comet with water vapor pouring off of it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5UrnaiJK26N3wKrFyf6pRB-320-80.jpg)
James Webb telescope spots ancient water frozen in a near-Earth comet — and scientists want to collect it
By Joanna Thompson published
A new analysis of a comet in the asteroid belt reveals frozen water from the early solar system, hinting at the origins of water on Earth.
![A close up picture of two piranha fish with their sharp triangular teeth exposed.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QmKnSFNJarRRMCqbhzWt9G-320-80.jpg)
Piranhas swarm 8 tourists at Brazilian resort, leaving them with bloody legs and feet
By Sascha Pare published
Piranhas had become accustomed to the free food discarded in the river. Once first blood was drawn, the school attacked en masse.
![Smoke rises from an industrial building during sunset](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UWURG8vYaWoWuoVxHPQnsW-320-80.jpg)
Pollution facts and types of pollution
By Alina Bradford last updated
The different ways that the environment gets contaminated.
![A man in a blue coat and orange helmet explored a narrow, dark cave-like aqueduct with his flashlight.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6CKi2D9AahXaKUi2Au9dji-320-80.jpg)
Vast subterranean aqueduct in Naples once 'served elite Roman villas'
By Kristina Killgrove published
Once played in by local children, a vast tunnel that goes through a hill in Naples, Italy, is actually a Roman aqueduct, archaeologists say.
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