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Earth
Antarctica warms, which threatens penguins
Unexpected rates of warming threaten to change Antarctica and pose a threat to the survival of some of its penguins.
By Susan Gaidos -
Earth
Science loses out when ice caps melt
Tropical glaciers are vanishing at an especially rapid pace—and taking valuable climate records with them.
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Environment
Mood-boosting drugs make unhappy fish
Drugs called antidepressants find their way into lakes and streams, affecting the behavior of fish living there in unexpected ways.
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Fossils
South America’s sticky tar pits
The fossil-rich tar pits of Venezuela may rival those in Southern California.
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Agriculture
Farms sprout in cities
The farms of the future may be where you would least expect to find them -- in towering skyscrapers in some of the world's largest cities.
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Environment
Our plastic world
Some products contain chemicals that can pose a serious health risk.
By Emily Sohn -
Earth
Where rivers run uphill
Three scientists travel to Antarctica to explore a secret world hidden beneath the ice.
By Douglas Fox -
Climate
In Antarctica watch the heat (and your step)
Behind the scenes: news detective.
By Douglas Fox -
Environment
Polar ice feels the heat
This is the first of a two-part series on global climate change.
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Earth
Salty, old and, perhaps, a sign of early life
Exploring salt deposits, researchers unearthed the planet's oldest-known, complete molecules thought to have been made by living things.