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This radical atmospheric hack could cool our planet super fast
In 2011, British research collaboration Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering (S…
Sarah Kramer
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3 newly-discovered nearby planets are a game changer in the hunt for alien life
"Why are we trying to detect Earth-like planets around the smallest and coolest stars in the solar …
Ali Sundermier
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We've discovered 3 bizarre planets and one scientist is 'optimistic' they might harbor life
The next step, Gillon said, will be using the next generation of satellites - including NASA's upco…
Sarah Kramer
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For the first time, an hour-by-hour timeline reveals what happened after the asteroid crash that killed the dinosaurs
According to a new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, global coo…
Aylin Woodward
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We're altering the climate so severely that we'll soon face apocalyptic consequences. Here are 9 last-ditch ways we could hack the planet to reverse that trend.
In fact, discussions about manipulating the atmosphere to cool the planet are growing increasingly …
Aylin Woodward
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Mercury Is Shrinking
The starting point for the measurement is the end of the "late heavy bombardment" of the Solar Syst…
Agence France Presse
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The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs might not have killed them all if it hit somewhere else
In the new study, the authors write that the cooling event was only so severe because the asteroid …
Kevin Loria
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The weathering Himalayas might not be behind Earth's cooling over the past 15 million years
When the Himalayas and other major mountain ranges formed, they accelerated erosion and th…
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Earth's core is growing lopsidedly, a new study suggests - and it's been doing that for at least half a billion years
New research shows the iron crystals that comprise Earth's inner core grow unevenly, with more iron…
Aylin Woodward
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20 things we could do right now to prevent the wave of natural disasters, poverty, and pollution to come
Currently, air conditioners and refrigerators run on hydrflurocarbons, also known as HFCs, which he…
Hilary Brueck
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This space telescope just uncovered more than 100 new planets, including a planetary system that might harbor life
"Our analysis shows that by the end of the K2 mission, we expect to double or triple the number of …
Ali Sundermier
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The moon's formation may have been far more violent than we thought
But there are problems with this explanation. The moon's chemical and isotopic composition is very …
Kevin Loria
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All about Super-Earths, their dwarf stars and how they're more habitable than our earth
I'm a professor of astronomy who studies galactic cores, distant galaxies, astrobiology and ex…
PTI
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Elon Musk wants Tesla to build cars on another planet before he's dead
"I'd like to see one before I'm dead. That would be cool," Musk said of an off-planet Tesla factory…
Tim Levin
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Venus might have been habitable 700 million years ago with temperate climates and shallow oceans
Venus is often called Earth’s twin since it’s around the same size and distance from the Sun. But t…
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Here's How The Apes In 'The Planet Of The Apes' Sequel Look Without CGI
First, the actors get into full body motion capture suits. The white markers on the actor's faces h…
Kirsten Acuna
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Here's How The Apes In 'The Planet Of The Apes' Sequel Look Without CGI
First, the actors get into full body motion capture suits. The white markers on the actor's faces h…