Earth

  1. Climate

    Solar panels are poised to be truly green

    Solar panels are about to break even on their energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions.

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  2. Earth

    Wastewater cap could dunk Oklahoma quake risk

    Regulation limiting the injection of wastewater into underground wells could return Oklahoma’s earthquake risk to historical background levels within a few years.

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  3. Oceans

    Coral die-off in Great Barrier Reef reaches record levels

    Bleaching has killed more than two-thirds of corals in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have confirmed.

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  4. Earth

    50 years ago, nuclear blasting for gas boomed. Today it’s a bust.

    50 years ago, scientists made plans to use nuclear explosions to extract natural gas from underground. In one such experiment, the gas was released but turned out to be radioactive.

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  5. Plants

    Tweaking how plants manage a crisis boosts photosynthesis

    Shortening plants’ recovery time after blasts of excessive light can boost crop growth.

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  6. Earth

    How a ring of mountains forms inside a crater

    Rocks drilled from the Chicxulub crater linked to the demise of the dinosaurs reveal how mountainous peak rings form within large impact craters.

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  7. Animals

    Skimpy sea ice linked to reindeer starvation on land

    Unseasonably scant sea ice may feed rain storms inland that lead to ice catastrophes that kill Yamal reindeer and threaten herders’ way of life.

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  8. Climate

    Skimpy sea ice linked to reindeer starvation on land

    Unseasonably scant sea ice may feed rain storms inland that lead to ice catastrophes that kill Yamal reindeer and threaten herders’ way of life.

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  9. Climate

    There’s something cool about Arctic bird poop

    Ammonia from seabird poop helps brighten clouds in the Arctic, slightly cooling the region’s climate.

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  10. Climate

    CO2 emissions stay steady for third consecutive year

    Global emissions of carbon dioxide from human activities will probably see almost no increase in 2016 despite economic growth.

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  11. Climate

    Say hola to La Niña

    La Niña, El Niño’s meteorological sister, has officially taken over and could alter weather patterns throughout the world this winter.

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  12. Environment

    Ocean plastic emits chemical that may trick seabirds into eating trash

    Some seabirds might be eating plastic because it emits a chemical that smells like food.

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