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One-third of the Antarctic ice shelf could collapse if the world continues to heat up at its current rate
As climate change is making temperatures soar, more than a third of the Antarctic's ice shelf could…
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Earth contains buried chunks of an alien world that are 'millions of times larger than Mount Everest,' research suggests
Chunks of dense rock hundreds of miles tall lie in Earth's mantle. They may have come from an ancie…
Aylin Woodward
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'Great' super solar storms strong enough to cause blackouts flare up every 25 years
According to the study, ‘great’ superstorms don’t last more than a few days. But their effect on…
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Diamonds in the Sky: Scientists want to inject diamonds into our atmosphere to cool the planet!
Scientists propose using synthetic diamond dust to reflect sunlight and reduce global temperatures.…
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New study forecasts high chance of record-breaking heat and humidity in India in the coming months
The projected rise in wet bulb temperatures to 26.2°C carries a 68% chance of breaking existing rec…
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Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could burn up the ozone layer, scientists warn
A new study warned that internet satellites like Starlink's could send damaging chemicals into the …
Mia Jankowicz
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The most intense heat wave ever recorded on Earth happened in Antarctica last year, scientists say
The research team found that Eastern Antarctica spiked by almost 70 degrees Fahrenheit over the ave…
Katie Hawkinson
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Antarctica's sea ice is decreasing, but that seems to also be increasing snowfall over the continent!
Antarctica's ice sheet, like Greenland, comprises a massive reservoir of freshwater. The primary so…
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Wind is thawing Greenland, but also helping Antarctica retain its ice sheets somehow
Even if you leave the various glacier-laced mountains out of the equation, the ice sheets in Greenl…
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There's an enormous gravity hole in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Scientists say they've finally worked out what's causing it.
A whole area of the Indian Ocean is about 300 feet lower than the average sea level. Scientists now…
Marianne Guenot
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Two of Uranus' Moons may have active oceans: NASA study
One or two of Uranus' 27 moons - Ariel and/or Miranda - likely have oceans beneath their icy surfac…
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Tonga volcano eruption was powerful enough to reach space, new images from NASA show
An underwater volcano erupted on January 15 near the Pacific island of Tonga. Scientists are beginn…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Astronomers discover whirling electric winds at Saturn's north pole, solving a decades-old NASA mystery
Saturn's aurora borealis, unlike auroras on other planets, is driven by a powerful weather system. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Earth is less bright than it used to be because there are fewer clouds in the air, a study found
A study found that the Earth lost 0.5W per m2 of shine over the past 20 years. This could have cons…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope detected mysterious changes in Jupiter's Great Red Spot
The winds are changing inside Jupiter's biggest storm, and scientist aren't sure what it means. But…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Global air quality significantly impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns: Study
Such a significant drop in emissions is unprecedented since air quality monitoring from satellites…
PTI
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COVID-19 lockdowns significantly impacting global air quality, studies find
Such a significant drop in emissions is unprecedented since air quality monitoring from satellites…
PTI
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An astronaut in space has recorded a 'first of its kind' video of mysterious blue jets
Researchers behind the study asked European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Morgensen to perfo…
Dave Mosher
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An ocean dead zone the size of Florida was just discovered in the Arabian Sea, and it could have 'dire consequences' for humanity
To get around this problem, Queste and his team used human-size robots, called seagliders, which th…
Jeremy Berke
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The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs triggered a global disaster far worse than scientists previously thought
Scientists already knew that the impact - called the Chicxulub event - released an amount of energy…