Scientists Are Planting A Forest Of Prehistoric Trees — And They Won't Tell...
Twenty years ago, an off-duty officer from the New South Wales National Parks & Wildlife Service stumbled upon a grove of trees that were thought to be extinct in Wollemi National Park, northwest...
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These Last 6 Months Were The Warmest Humans Have Ever Recorded On Earth
Collectively, the past six months have been the hottest since humans started keeping track of global temperatures.Last month was the warmest September humans have recorded, according to both NASA's...
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A Monster Tsunami 30 Feet Tall Hit Hawaii 500 Years Ago
A powerful earthquake in Alaska sent towering waves up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall crashing down on Hawaii about 500 years ago, leaving behind fragments of coral, mollusk shells and coarse beach sand in...
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These Disturbing Photos Of Children Playing In Garbage Show Just How Bad...
There's no doubt about it — pollution is a big problem all over the world.Garbage production alone is a concern, with the World Bank reporting that solid waste generation is on track to exceed 11...
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These Breathtaking Pictures Won The Smithsonian's 'Nature’s Best Photography'...
Home to some of the most incredible nature photography in the world, the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum has just announced the winners from their "Nature's Best Photography" competition.We've put...
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These Before And After Drone Photos Shows How Illegal Logging Is Destroying...
These shocking before and after images are evidence of illegal logging in a Sumatran rainforest, the environmental charity ConservationDrones and the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)...
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The Ozone Hole Above Antarctica Is As Big As North America
Data from NASA shows that this year’s hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica remains largely unchanged.On September 9, 2014, it measured 24.1m square km, which is roughly the size of North America;...
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The 29 Most Important Things To Know About Climate Change
The results are in. On Nov. 2 the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its final report crystallizing 13 months of work by more than 800 scientists.The "synthesis report"...
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We're Finding Out More About Ancient Europeans Through 37,000-Year-Old DNA
DNA from a roughly 37,000-year-old Homo sapiens skeleton supports recent findings about when ancient humans and Neandertals interbred and other details about human evolution.In October, scientists...
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This Chart Shows Just How Much Humans Are Driving Global Warming
Despite overwhelming scientific evidence that humans are responsible for climate change, debate still exists in the general public. In the United States alone, at least 15 states are currently governed...
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This Map Shows All The Ways Climate Change Will Screw The Whole World
Some effects of climate change are obvious, such as warming temperatures, melting ice caps, and rising sea levels. But other impacts are more surprising.For example, climate change effects can harm...
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President Obama Wants To Save Australia’s Great Barrier Reef So His Daughters...
Barack Obama’s speech to the University of Queensland during the Brisbane G20 leaders summit was a call to action on climate change to Australia and the rest of the developed world.The US President...
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A Startling View Of How Much Carbon We Emit In A Year
Every year we pump more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, mostly by burning fossil fuels.The ocean has absorbed a lot of this greenhouse gas in recent years but it's losing its ability to do...
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NASA Captured Incredible Images Of A Huge Volcanic Eruption In Alaska
In November 2014, Alaska’s most active volcano rumbled back to life. The Alaska Volcano Observatory first reported increased seismic activity and minor ash eruptions at Pavlof on November 12, 2014. In...
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For The 7th Month In A Row October Set A Heat Record
This year has been all about breaking records.Last month was the warmest October since humans started recording climate data in 1880, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's...
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Scientists Finally Figured Out The Cause Of A Mysterious Sea Lion Die Off
A decade ago, we set out to unravel deep ocean crime scenes we weren’t even sure existed. The crime? Endangered Steller sea lions were rapidly disappearing in parts of Alaska. Their numbers dropped by...
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Here's Where All The Oil From The Deepwater Horizon Spill Went
Images from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster endure, from the collapsing platform to oil-fouled coastline. But beneath the surface is a story photographers cannot as easily capture. Two days after...
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Switzerland Is Voting To Drastically Cut Immigration To Save The Environment
Geneva (AFP) - Swiss voters Sunday will decide whether to dramatically cut immigration numbers in the name of saving the environment, in a referendum that opponents have labeled xenophobic and...
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These Are The World's 9 Most Wanted Environmental Criminals
In keeping with recent efforts to ramp up action against environmental crime, INTERPOL has highlighted nine fugitives for breaking laws related to illegal logging, poaching and the wildlife trade,...
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Antarctica's Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Ever, And It Just Keeps Getting...
Washington (AFP) - The melt rate of glaciers in the fastest-melting part of Antarctica has tripled over the past decade, researchers said Tuesday in an analysis of the past 21 years.Glaciers in the...
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