Earth

  1. Earth

    Ice particles shaped like lollipops fall from clouds

    Small ice particles called ice-lollies, because of their lollipop-like appearance, can form in clouds.

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  2. Environment

    Peace and quiet is becoming more elusive in U.S. wild areas

    Human noise stretches into the wilderness.

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  3. Animals

    Sea creatures’ sticky ‘mucus houses’ catch ocean carbon really fast

    A new deepwater laser tool measures the carbon-filtering power of snot nets created by little-known sea animals called giant larvaceans.

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  4. Earth

    Crack in Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf forks

    An 180-kilometer-long rift in Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf has forked into two branches, new satellite observations show.

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  5. Earth

    Crack in Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf forks

    An 180-kilometer-long rift in Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf has forked into two branches, new satellite observations show.

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  6. Climate

    Radical idea could restore ice in the Arctic Ocean

    Windmill-powered pumps on buoys throughout the Arctic Ocean could help bring back shrinking sea ice, researchers say.

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  7. Climate

    Lakes worldwide feel the heat from climate change

    Lakes worldwide are warming with consequences for every part of the food web, from algae, to walleye, to freshwater seals.

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  8. Climate

    Ocean acidification may hamper food web’s nitrogen-fixing heroes

    A new look at marine Trichodesmium microbes suggests trouble for nitrogen fixation in an acidifying ocean.

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  9. Environment

    ‘Fossil’ groundwater is not immune to modern-day pollution

    Ancient groundwater that is thousands of years old is still susceptible to modern pollution, new research suggests.

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  10. Earth

    50 years ago, continental drift began to gain acceptance

    Half a century later, plate tectonics is well-established but still an active field of research.

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  11. Climate

    Plot twist in methane mystery blames chemistry, not emissions, for recent rise

    The recent rise in atmospheric methane concentrations may have been caused by changes in atmospheric chemistry, not increased emissions from human activities, two new studies suggest.

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  12. Oceans

    The Arctic is a final garbage dump for ocean plastic

    Ocean currents dump plastic garbage from the North Atlantic into previously pristine Arctic waters, new research shows.

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