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![A satellite image of a fjord showing a rocky shoreline capped with ice against a turquoise blue channel of water]()
![A satellite image of a fjord showing a rocky shoreline capped with ice against a turquoise blue channel of water]()
What was behind the seismic boom that wrapped Earth for 9 days?
Climate change's latest mystery came from Greenland's melting ice sheet.
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![Closeup of fingers with microplastics on their tips.]()
![Closeup of fingers with microplastics on their tips.]()
What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research
The particles are everywhere, and they may harm human health.
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![Tweezers holding a red insect with long front legs.]()
Climate change is sending ticks into new areas. Georgia researchers are on it.
They've mapped an unwelcome guest: the lone star tick.
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![A downed phone pone lies mangled in the street with tree branches in front of a green lawn and large white house]()
![A downed phone pone lies mangled in the street with tree branches in front of a green lawn and large white house]()
As Tornado Alley shifts east, bracing for impact in unexpected places
Experts say the causes are still unclear, but the change is consistent with a warming world. The effects on the ground could be devastating.
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![Overview shot of a huge sheet of ice with a crack in the middle]()
As ‘doomsday’ glacier melts, can an artificial barrier save it?
Relatively warm ocean currents are weakening the base of Antarctica’s enormous Thwaites Glacier, whose demise could raise sea levels by as much as 7 feet. To separate the ice from those warmer ocean waters, scientists have put forward an audacious plan to erect a massive underwater curtain.
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Scientists want to build a ‘doomsday’ vault on the moon
Climate change is threatening Earth's biodiversity. Could frozen regions of the moon be the best place to "back up" lifeforms?
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![Frontal view of a large piece of John Deere farming equipment harvesting a field of soybeans]()
![Frontal view of a large piece of John Deere farming equipment harvesting a field of soybeans]()
Here’s how much cropland could be freed up if Americans ate half as much meat
A national flexitarian diet would reduce the amount of U.S. farmland by roughly the size of South Dakota.
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![A group of people sit in the soil]()
![A group of people sit in the soil]()
How can you tell if soil is healthy? Just listen to it.
First-of-its-kind research shows how "ecoacoustics" can help scientists monitor the health of soils — using underground critter concerts.
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Hurricane Ernesto arrived way early. It’s an ominous sign.
A third Atlantic hurricane usually doesn't form until three weeks from now. Yet here's Ernesto, bearing down on Bermuda.
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![a man holding a hose approaches the edge of an embankment with trees on fire]()
![a man holding a hose approaches the edge of an embankment with trees on fire]()
Climate change fueled last year’s extreme wildfires — some more than others
If emissions aren’t curbed, extreme wildfires could become six to 11 times more likely by the end of the century.
