Earth

  1. Climate

    Sea ice around Antarctica shrinks to record low

    Just two years after reaching a record high, the Antarctic sea ice extent has reached a new low.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Cleaner water helps male fish again look and act like guys

    Water pollution can give male fish female traits — such as the ability to make eggs. And that’s not a good thing. Better water treatment may prevent that, data now show.

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  3. Oceans

    Deep-sea mining could imperil rare, ghostlike octopus

    A newly discovered octopus lays its eggs in a dangerous spot: where companies are looking to mine valuable metals for use in cell phones and computers.

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  4. Fossils

    What killed the dinosaurs?

    New evidence is emerging that a devastating combo of events — an asteroid impact and supervolcanoes — may be behind the dinosaurs’ demise.

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  5. Earth

    Drilling into a dinosaur killer

    An asteroid that hit the Earth 66 million years ago killed off the dinosaurs. Now scientists are drilling into the giant crater left behind.

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  6. Oceans

    Climate change could stall Atlantic ocean current

    Rising carbon dioxide concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere could disrupt the Atlantic Ocean current after all, a new analysis finds.

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  7. Earth

    Meet our trashy ‘technosphere’

    People are creating a layer of debris and disturbance called the technosphere. A new study estimates just how truly massive it is.

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  8. Climate

    Earth breaks heat record for third year straight

    Climate change and heat from a strong El Niño played roles in making 2016 the hottest year on record.

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  9. Archaeology

    Cool Jobs: Hunting surprises in thinning glaciers

    Meet three scientists who are tracking the meltdown of Earth’s glaciers. They share their adventures, predictions and unexpected discoveries.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Extreme survival: Managing the deadly cold

    Extreme cold can cause frostbite, hypothermia — even death. Knowing the risks can help keep you safe even when it’s freezing cold.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Seven tips for staying safe in frigid weather

    Maps? Check. Water? Check. Insulating clothes? Check. Here’s the checklist to consult before planning to trek out in the frigid cold.

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  12. Oceans

    Massive ice shelf is poised to break off of Antarctica

    A fast-growing crack in Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf could soon release a truly huge hunk of ice into the ocean.

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