Environment
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animals
Biggest Smalltooth Sawfish Ever Measured Washed Ashore in Florida
The largest known smalltooth sawfish was discovered last week.Photo: FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (Fair Use) Two sawfish washed…
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The Last Two Giraffes Are Rescued From a Vanishing Kenyan Island
One of nine giraffes to be floated off the vanishing island. Image: Save Giraffes Now A mother and calf are…
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Alaskan Glacier in Denali Has Started Moving Really Fast
A view of Denali, formerly known as Mt. McKinley.Photo: Lance King (Getty Images) If you’re visiting Alaska this year, you…
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atlantic hurricane
NOAA Updates ‘Average’ Hurricane Season to Call for More Storms
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017.Image: NASA On Friday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its new “average”…
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California Could Require Uber and Lyft to Go Electric by 2030
Photo: Richard Vogel (AP) If you live in California, chances are you could be taking many more Uber and Lyft…
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Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is in Trouble, New Data Shows
Ran, the unscrewed submarine that the scientists used, heading down into the depths under the Thwaites GlacierPhoto: Filip Stedt (Getty…
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academic disciplines
Tons of Invisible Asteroid and Comet Dust Falls on Us Every Year
Imperceptibly small bits of dust from space fall to Earth in a perpetual microscopic meteor shower.Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls Some 10,000…
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disaster accident
Soufriere Volcano’s ‘Explosive Eruption’ Rocks St. Vincent
On Friday, the small Caribbean island of St. Vincent became the epicenter of the seismic world when La Soufriere volcano…
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Brazilian Amazon Lost a Connecticut-Sized Area of Forest Last Year
An area consumed by fire and cleared near Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil.Photo: Andre Penner (AP) Last year was…
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arctic methane emissions
Methane Has Never Risen This Fast in the Atmosphere
Flaring during oil and gas production is a big source of methane.Photo: Matthew Brown (AP) There’s more methane in the…
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