Earth

  1. Climate

    Hot summer for a cold island

    A rare heat wave rolled over Greenland in July, thawing its ice and snow.

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  2. Animals

    Python-palooza!

    Monster-sized Burmese python bearing record-number of eggs retrieved in the Florida Everglades.

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  3. Climate

    Iron versus climate change

    Metal deposits can promote the growth of ocean algae that gobble greenhouse gas.

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  4. Climate

    Weird weather

    Global warming helped trigger heat waves and droughts last year.

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  5. Environment

    Bad news for big bird

    Lead poisoning, which nearly killed off California condors, still threatens the birds.

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  6. Earth

    Venting volcanoes

    Eruptions release bromine, a chemical that destroys ozone layer.

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  7. Environment

    Cool Jobs: Planet protectors

    Scientists develop new technologies that will make future cities more sustainable.

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  8. Earth

    The oldest place on Earth

    Antarctica may seem like the dead continent, but it once bustled with life — a little of which still survives.

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  9. Earth

    Slowing ice flows

    New satellite study of glacier motion shows stop-and-go ice movement.

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  10. Earth

    Big quake, little destruction

    A large earthquake rattles Indonesia without unleashing a damaging tsunami.

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  11. Earth

    The sinking city

    Venice, Italy continues to slip into the sea.

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  12. Earth

    Flipping icebergs

    Capsizing icebergs may release as much energy as a bomb

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