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'Unique and extreme': James Webb telescope detects possible alien world bubbling over with volcanoes
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected possible signs of gases released by volcanic activity on a distant exoplanet.
'We don't really consider it low probability anymore': Collapse of key Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts, says oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf
A visualization from space of the Gulf Stream as it unfurls across the North Atlantic Ocean.
Fool's Gold is driving a new accelerating climate feedback loop in Canada
A hut sits at an altidue of 1,800 meters near the Mackenzie Mountains in Yukon, Canada.
Why can't you suffocate by holding your breath?
The human body has a number of mechanisms that prevent you from holding your breath until you suffocate.
'Completely unexpected': New type of wood discovered by scientists dubbed 'midwood'
Tulip trees were long renowned for their carbon storage. Their unique wood may be responsible.
'Mega' El Niño may have fueled Earth's biggest mass extinction
Volcanoes spewing carbon dioxide 250 million years ago heated the climate so much that extreme El Niño events became the norm, pushing most life on Earth past its limits.
When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?
Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?
There's an acidic zone 13,000 feet beneath the ocean surface — and it's getting bigger
The carbonate compensation depth — a zone where high pressure and low temperature creates conditions so acidic it dissolves shell and skeleton — could make up half of the global ocean by the end of the century.
Lake Kivu: The ticking time bomb that could one day explode and unleash a massive, deadly gas cloud
Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, sits along a tectonic plate boundary called the East African Rift, which is dotted with hot springs that feed carbon dioxide and methane into the water.
The speed of sound on Mars is constantly changing, bizarre study finds
New research shows that the speed of sound on Mars varies considerably by location and temperature. The findings could help scientists understand sounds picked up by Martian rovers, as well as make future crewed ventures safer.
