Water
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Do fish get thirsty?How much water a fish drinks depends on the saltiness of its surroundings.
By Kiley Price Published
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New mud-slinging thermal feature at Yellowstone is spewing scalding hot muckThe unrest may be due to slight changes in pressure or in the amount of water seeping into the underground reservoir system.
By Sascha Pare Published
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How many oceans are there?One, four or five? Not all experts agree on the number of oceans on our planet.
By Kiley Price Published
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Crocodiles and gharials are getting bizarre orange 'tans' in Nepal. Here's why.Researchers think it could be down to where these crocs are hanging out.
By Sascha Pare Published
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James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into spaceThe 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.
By Isobel Whitcomb Published
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James Webb telescope spots ancient water frozen in a near-Earth comet — and scientists want to collect itA 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.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Piranhas swarm 8 tourists at Brazilian resort, leaving them with bloody legs and feetPiranhas had become accustomed to the free food discarded in the river. Once first blood was drawn, the school attacked en masse.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Pollution facts and types of pollutionThe different ways that the environment gets contaminated.
By Alina Bradford Last updated
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Vast subterranean aqueduct in Naples once 'served elite Roman villas'Once played in by local children, a vast tunnel that goes through a hill in Naples, Italy, is actually a Roman aqueduct, archaeologists say.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
