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Methane is mysteriously leaking from the sea floor in Antarctica, edging global heating to a point of no return
Microorganisms that could have consumed the methane took years to arrive, causing the gas to still …
Sinéad Baker
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Dinosaurs dying off might not have be been the biggest mass extinction on Earth
Rocks found in Canada indicate that there might have been an even larger mass extinction befor…
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Droom launches Corona Shield service, a way of virus-proofing vehicles
The technology guards surfaces against harmful microbes by inhibiting the growth of microorganisms
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The oldest known fossils show life on Earth began more than 3.5 billion years ago - and indicate life in the universe may be common
This still leaves big questions about life's origin. There are other, more controversial fossils th…
Kevin Loria
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The best microscope videos of the year reveal the ferocious, mesmerizing behavior of Earth's tiniest creatures
The contest was launched in 2012 to showcase time-lapse photography or short clips taken through a …
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
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An acidic hot spring in Yellowstone 'dissolved' a tourist - and it's more common than you might think
Most of the water in the park is alkaline, but the water in the Norris Geyser Basin is highly acidi…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Bill Gates Funds A Smartphone Battery That Runs On Human Urine
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is on a mission to improve human sanitation, particularly in …
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The Most Incredible Wildlife Photos Of 2014
In 2014 we saw leopards battling crocodiles, walruses swarming the Alaskan coastline, and ghostly f…
Kevin Loria,Chelsea Harvey
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KÖE's no-refrigeration-needed kombucha is the perfect light summer drink — and you can order it online
Despite not needing to be refrigerated, KÖE organic kombucha still contains billions of microorgani…
Alicia Betz
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Results From Buried Antarctic Lake Are Another Bust
The team had been drilling through the ice for more than 20 years before it finally reached the sur…
Robert Ferris
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All about Bokashi, the pest-free alternative to composting that's perfect for small spaces
Make the most of your kitchen waste with the Bokashi process, which ferments organic materials into…
Zoe McDonald
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This one feature on Mars could be a major obstacle for plans to colonize the planet
"This means that we'll have to take extreme precaution to remove perchlorate from Mars water and di…
Ali Sundermier
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The Rio waters are so bad that swimmers are being told to 'keep their mouths closed'
When Rio made its bid for the games back in 2009, Brazil pledged to spend $4 billion to clean up th…
James Grebey
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Scientists just launched fungi from the radioactive wasteland of Chernobyl into space, and it could change the way we treat cancer
"The fungi collected at the accident site had more melanin than the fungi collected from outside th…
Ali Sundermier
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This Instant Coffee Is Supposed To Ward Off The Flu
Why We Love It: Probiotics are live microorganisms (like those commonly found in yogurt) that are s…
Megan Willett
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Oil-eating microbes found in the deepest part of the ocean could help clean up man-made oil spills
The deepest part of the infamous Mariana Trench - a 43-mile-wide crescent canyon that cuts its way …