With the discovery of ever more exoplanets—over 6,000 now—scientists, of course, want to know if they are habitable for life. (At least, life as we know it.) But assessing habitability is a difficult task, as information ...
As global temperatures rise, thermal expansion of oceans and melting ice sheets are driving up sea levels worldwide. In many coastal areas, land subsidence—caused by groundwater extraction and rapid urbanization—further ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2025
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A vital waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Panama Canal relies on fresh water supplied by a reservoir to raise and lower the locks that allow the transit of thousands of ships a year.
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2025
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Three million years ago, an extinct relative of today's great penguins—emperors and kings—lived in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Ecology
Sep 23, 2025
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As I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape.
Earth Sciences
Sep 18, 2025
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Wildfires burning across Canada and the Western United States are spewing smoke over millions of Americans—the latest examples of ashy haze becoming a regular experience, with health impacts far greater than scientists ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2025
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With the end of summer approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, the extent of sea ice in the Arctic shrank to its annual minimum on Sept. 10, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The total sea ice coverage ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2025
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Australia pledged on Thursday to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70% from 2005 levels over the next decade, a target activists warned was not ambitious enough.
Environment
Sep 18, 2025
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Warm water flowing into fjords and beneath ice shelves will continue to be a prime cause of glacial melting as global temperatures rise. This melting will, in turn, contribute to sea level rise and increasing inundation of ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 15, 2025
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Climate change was responsible for 1,700 heat-related deaths in the Swiss canton of Zurich between 1969 and 2018, according to new research from the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. These ...
Environment
Sep 11, 2025
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