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Melting permafrost is releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at an...
For thousands of years, a large percentage of the world’s carbon stores have been safely locked in permafrost, the frozen layer of soil and organic matter that covers much of the planet’s northernmost...
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A town in California has been averaging one earthquake per hour for the past...
Large earthquakes can be incredibly serious, like the one that struck Afghanistan on Monday.But not all earthquakes are devastating, earth-shattering monsters. Sometimes, they're just ... there.Over...
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The little fawn in this video is lucky to be alive. It was born in Wyoming with an injured leg. Because it could only limp and was not able to keep up with its mother and sibling, it was abandoned by...
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A new study estimates that the VW emissions cheat will cause 59 premature...
Nearly 60 people will die prematurely from the excess air pollution caused by Volkswagen cheating emissions tests in the US, according to a new study.The first peer-reviewed estimate of the public...
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This Saudi city could soon face unprecedented and unlivable heat levels
The highest temperature ever recorded was 134.06 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley, California.By 2100, climate change could make that extreme a typical hot summer day in the Persian Gulf.And the...
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The world's most polluted city is a 'toxic pollutant punchbowl with myriad...
Delhi is the world's most polluted city because it is a "toxic pollutant punchbowl" with a wide variety of factors giving it its notorious title, a study has found.By assessing the megacity's...
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Germany is about to start up a monster machine that could revolutionize the...
For more than 60 years, scientists have dreamed of a clean, inexhaustible energy source in the form of nuclear fusion.And they're still dreaming.But thanks to the efforts of the Max Planck Institute...
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A massive cyclone is about to dump historic rains on the Arabian Peninsula
A storm in the Arabian Sea is headed toward the deserts of Yemen and Oman on the Arabian Peninsula, bringing historic levels of rain to the region. Cyclone Chapala intensified from a tropical storm to...
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Historic rainfall has transformed the driest place on Earth into a floral oasis
When nature devastates, it often also brings life.Historic rainfall in Chile this year killed 28 people and left thousands homeless, the news agency EFE reported.In Antofagasta, Chile, it rained 0.9...
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The UN isn't satisfied with emissions pledges
Governments' emissions-cutting pledges ahead of a global conference in December are a good step toward achieving an international global warming goal, but they aren't yet enough, the U.N. climate chief...
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5 incredibly creepy ways to get buried that are good for the Earth
Dying isn't always an Earth-friendly business.Decomposing bodies in coffins buried in the ground emit large amounts of methane, a harmful greenhouse gas.That, along with the formaldehyde that's used to...
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Here's what scientists think caused that giant fissure in Wyoming
A massive gash across the southern foothills of Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains has taken social media by storm.This came after Richard Fink, a guide with Wyoming hunting company SNS Outfitters and Guides,...
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The world’s largest offshore wind farm will power nearly half a million homes
The largest offshore wind farm in the world will soon grace the Irish Sea.DONG Energy announced it will build what they are calling the “Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm,” which will produce 660...
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A giant crack the length of 6 football fields has opened up in Wyoming
A massive crack that appeared on a ranch in the southern foothills of the Bighorn Mountains is generating a lot of buzz on social media.The crack — nicknamed "the gash"— is about 50 yards wide and 750...
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The construction of the most contested oil pipeline between Canada and the US...
Alberta's oil industry has long drawn the ire of environmentalists on both sides of the US-Canadian border. And in light of a fresh lawsuit in Nebraska, Transcanada, the company trying to build a...
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Tech Insider is hiring a paid intern who loves to write about science
The science team at Tech Insider is looking for paid editorial interns to join our ranks starting this winter.Our interns don't spend their days making coffee runs or organizing closets.Tech Insider...
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There's some surprising news in a NASA study on Antarctica's ice sheet
A surprising new NASA study actually has some positive news for Antarctica: The continent is gaining ice. The new study directly contradicts a 2013 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
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We may be measuring hurricane intensity all wrong
As humans warm the planet through the emission of heat-trapping gases, we expect weather to change.Some ways it has changed are clear and measurable. For instance, heat waves and droughts are setting...
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The White House said it would be 'unusual' to pause its Keystone XL pipeline...
The White House said on Tuesday it would be "unusual" to pause the U.S. government's years-long review process of TransCanada Corp's proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.TransCanada has asked the U.S....
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Amnesty International says Shell has not cleaned up its oil spills in Nigeria
Oil giant Shell is "blatantly false" when it claims it is cleaning up spills that continue to destroy the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Nigerians, Amnesty International said Tuesday.A new...
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