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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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Animals
Python-palooza!
Monster-sized Burmese python bearing record-number of eggs retrieved in the Florida Everglades.
By Janet Raloff -
Climate
Iron versus climate change
Metal deposits can promote the growth of ocean algae that gobble greenhouse gas.
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Climate
Weird weather
Global warming helped trigger heat waves and droughts last year.
By Roberta Kwok -
Environment
Bad news for big bird
Lead poisoning, which nearly killed off California condors, still threatens the birds.
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Earth
Venting volcanoes
Eruptions release bromine, a chemical that destroys ozone layer.
By Roberta Kwok -
Environment
Cool Jobs: Planet protectors
Scientists develop new technologies that will make future cities more sustainable.
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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.
By Douglas Fox -
Earth
Big quake, little destruction
A large earthquake rattles Indonesia without unleashing a damaging tsunami.
By Erin Wayman