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A surprising link between superintelligent robots, global warming, and mass extinction? Nope, not really
It takes a lot of scientific stretching to suggest robots will rise from the ashes of climate change. But apparently this is an argument.
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Climate change will destroy the planet’s circulatory system
You never thought you cared so much about ocean currents ... until now! Two new studies suggest that melting ice sheets could disrupt the oceans' flow.
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High temperatures linger over the U.S.
It's after Labor Day, but some parts of the United States are still experiencing record heat.
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We’re basically putting the cast of Finding Nemo in a blender
Warming ocean temperatures are scrambling ecosystems, as species migrate to cooler waters.
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Earth has way more trees than we thought, but not nearly as many as it used to
Scientists say there are more than 3 trillion trees on earth, but we're losing about 10 billion per year.
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Climate change will cause the death of one Earth and the birth of another
What this new world will look like, exactly, is impossible to predict, and humans aren’t guaranteed to survive in it.
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Hungry polar bears trap Arctic researchers
Seriously, polar bears -- stop being jerks.
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Grey swans are extremely rare, damaging storms. How will climate change affect them?
A new study finds that storms with no historical precedent might become more likely over the coming century.
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Bees and flowers have a special relationship, and climate change is screwing it up
This video explains how climate-induced changes in flowering cycles could make for pollination trouble.
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Climate change will do strange things to this hungry little microbe
Trichodesmium is a crucial marine microbe, but it could eat itself to death under high CO2 conditions.
