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  1. Earth

    Scientists create a mineral in the lab that captures carbon dioxide

    Magnesite takes a long time to form in nature. Now, a team has found a way to speed up the making of the mineral, which can store carbon dioxide.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  2. Oceans

    Beaked whales may frequent a seabed spot marked for mining

    Grooves in the seafloor may signal that whales visit a region that is a prime target for future seabed mining.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Astronomy

    Five things we learned from last year’s Great American Eclipse

    A year after the total solar eclipse of 2017, scientists are still pondering the mysteries of the sun.

    By Lisa Grossman
  4. Anthropology

    A fossil mistaken for a bat may shake up lemurs’ evolutionary history

    On Madagascar, a type of lemur called aye-ayes may have a singular evolutionary history.