earth
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Devil’s Bargain
We already have planet-cooling technology. The problem is, it’s killing us.
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There’s another habitable planet out there, just waiting for us to come and screw it up
It's not even in galaxy, far, far, away. It's orbiting Tau Ceti, a star that's a mere 12 light years from us
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The world’s earliest dinosaur was tiny enough that your dog could take it on
Because Nyasasaurus parringtoni is so old, researchers had to convince themselves that he was really a dinosaur—but they're pretty convinced.
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This is what four decades of Amazon deforestation looks like. (Spoiler: It’s bad)
NASA satellites might capture some amazing images of the Earth's surface, but they capture some incredibly depressing shots, too.
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These photos of Earth are so gorgeous they belong in a museum
For 40 years, satellites have been chilling up above the planet, capturing images of the surface for scientific purposes. But it happens that many of these photos look like incredible paintings. Here are a few of our favorites.