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China's 'artificial sun' reactor shatters major fusion limit — a step closer to near-limitless clean energy
China's EAST nuclear fusion reactor has successfully kept plasma stable at extreme densities, passing a major fusion milestone and potentially bringing humanity closer to wielding near-limitless clean energy.
Avenue of the Baobabs: Madagascar's natural monument with dozens of 'mother of the forest' trees
The Avenue of the Baobabs preserves the remnant trees of an ancient tropical forest on Madagascar.
Huge ice dome in Greenland vanished 7,000 years ago — melting at temperatures we're racing toward today
Scientists drilled to the bottom of Greenland's 1,600-foot deep Prudhoe Dome and found it disappeared in the early Holocene, when temperatures were close to what we're predicted to reach by the end of the century.
Submerged sandbanks shine like underwater auroras in astronaut's view of the Bahamas
Earth from space A 2016 astronaut photo of the Bahamas shows a series of luminous, rippling sandbanks partly carved out by a coral reef. The image also reveals subtle differences in the ocean's surface caused by a steep, hidden ocean drop-off.
Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes are shaking the crumbling end of Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier
Glacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica.
Yellowstone quiz: How much do you know about the first national park?
Crammed full of epic scenery, steaming geysers, plants and animals, Yellowstone National Park is a spectacular place to visit, but how hot is your knowledge on it? Take our quiz to find out.
Spotted Lake: Canada's soda lake with colorful brine pools that are smelly and slimy 'like the white of an egg'
Spotted Lake is a soda lake that evaporates every summer, leaving a white crust with circular brine pools that can appear blue, green or yellow.
Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of drought
A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change.
