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'Is it really necessary to generate another image?': UN scientist explains how everyday people can limit AI's environmental impact12 Comments -
The 'Doomsday Glacier' is poised to lose its ice shelf this year. An Antarctic researcher explains what that means for global sea levels5 Comments -
War has brought Iran's water crisis to a breaking point: 'Things will collapse unless there is meaningful structural change'6 Comments
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Fingal's Cave: Scotland's 'cave of melody' where eerie echoes bounce off pillars of solidified lavaFingal's Cave is a hollow inside the Scottish island of Staffa that is characterized by massive, interlocking hexagonal columns of volcanic rock and astonishing acoustics.
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A single day of attacks on Iranian oil refineries released as much sulfur dioxide as a volcanic eruptionFires from March 7 airstrikes created a sulfur dioxide plume spanning 185,000 square miles.
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The 'Doomsday Glacier' is poised to lose its ice shelf this year. An Antarctic researcher explains what that means for global sea levels
Interview Researchers have warned that the Thwaites Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in the world, is about to lose its eastern ice shelf. We spoke to marine geophysicist Robert Larter about what this means for the "Doomsday Glacier."
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'Poised to disintegrate': Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is set to lose its ice shelf this yearWest Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" is on the brink of losing its ice shelf, further compromising the already melting ice mass and threatening to unleash devastating sea-level rises.
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Gold glitters around Ghana's 'lake of souls' thanks to catastrophic meteor strikeEarth from space A 2015 satellite photo shows a series of golden tendrils surrounding Ghana's Lake Bosumtwi, which is considered sacred to the local Asante people. The lake and its surroundings were shaped by a massive meteor impact around 1 million years ago.
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How hot is Earth's core?Life's Little Mysteries What's the temperature in Earth's core, and how did we figure that out?
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Complex animals evolved up to 10 million years earlier than previously thought, fossil discovery showsTrove of fossils discovered in Canada sheds light on "when life first became large, complex and unmistakenly animal."
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The Appalachian Mountains hold enough lithium to make 500 billion cellphones, researchers discoverResearchers with the U.S. Geological Survey estimated that the ancient Appalachians mountain system holds 2.5 million tons of the critical element lithium.
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A transition may be coming for a massive Italian volcanoCampi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera near Naples, is speeding toward a transition, a new study suggests, but there are still a lot of questions as to whether it will erupt in the near future.
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