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![Camels are pictured on an Australian camel dairy farm in April 2016. Camels are not native to Australia, and thirsty feral camels have become a significant problem in recent months amid severe drought and fires.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NNRHYnnqFg5UjuzcPErC2g-320-80.jpg)
Australian Hunters to Kill 10,000 Feral Camels from Helicopters Amid Worsening Drought
By Rafi Letzter published
The dry season is turning the pest creatures into dangerous competitors for limited water supplies.
![Tardigrades have been to the moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hNhNHqfbx9VKvr57yWy7mF-320-80.jpg)
Thousands of Tardigrades Stranded on the Moon After Lunar Lander Crash
By Mindy Weisberger published
When you look up at the moon, there may now be a few thousand water bears looking back at you.
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We Finally Know Why Florida's Coral Reefs Are Dying, and It's Not Just Climate Change
By Rafi Letzter published
Hot water is killing Florida's coral reefs. But it's not the only factor bleaching them white.
![A storm caused extreme flooding in parts of Washington, D.C., including in East Potomac Park where you could dangle your feet in the water while sitting on a park bench, on July 8, 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5LZCWDJ83nj7bXAzaFLRfa-320-80.jpg)
The Science Behind Washington's Scary 'Flash Flood Emergency'
By Rafi Letzter published
One critical factor turned the heavy rainfall in Virginia and Washington D.C. into a flash flood emergency.
![Greenland meltwater](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ursW868VN3VCGeQkFA2oy8-320-80.jpg)
Under Greenland's Glaciers, Dozens of Pristine, Jewel-Like Lakes Have Been Discovered
By Laura Geggel published
Hidden beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet like an enormous necklace of sparkly blue and oddly shaped beads, scientists have discovered 56 previously unknown and gem-like lakes.
![Freshwater aquifer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4wdf3HnmfnQCXPKcQWGr3K-320-80.jpg)
A Massive Freshwater Sea Is Buried Beneath the Atlantic Ocean
By Laura Geggel published
A gigantic freshwater aquifer is hiding under the salty Atlantic Ocean, just off the northeastern coast of the United States, a new study finds.
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Flushed Goldfish Grew to Be Kitten-Size in Niagara River
By Mindy Weisberger published
Tens of millions of "freed" goldfish are thought to inhabit the Great Lakes.
![iceberg](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vCnP4WxLYrbTQsnw2r3TxA-320-80.jpg)
Can Kidnapping a Giant Iceberg from Antarctica Solve Cape Town's Water Crisis?
By Laura Geggel published
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