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Massive heat wave and a supercell thunderstorm caused deadly, baseball-size hailstones to rain down on Spain
By Patrick Pester published
A giant-hail event that hit Girona in northwest Spain in 2022 was fueled by climate change, with a marine heatwave helping to intensify the storm that killed a small child.
'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?
By Ben Turner published
Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.
'Uncharted territory': El Niño to flip to La Niña in what could be the hottest year on record
By Stephanie Pappas published
A quick flip from El Niño to La Niña is coming soon, but what does that mean for the U.S.?
What's the largest waterfall in the world?
By Sascha Pare published
If your mind has gone straight to the thundering waters cascading down Venezuela's Angel Falls, think again.
Half of China's cities are sinking, putting most of the country's urban population at risk
By Sascha Pare published
Major cities across eastern China are sinking due to groundwater extraction and the weight of buildings, potentially exposing millions of people to flooding and damage in the next 100 years.
Anglerfish entered the midnight zone 55 million years ago and thrived by becoming sexual parasites
By Richard Pallardy published
Anglerfish first colonized the ocean's midnight zone 55 million years ago, during a period of extreme global warming, a new study finds. The bizarre fish adapted to thrive in the deep sea by becoming sexual parasites, the researchers said.
AI-powered 'digital twin' of Earth could make weather predictions at super speeds
By Emma Bryce published
An AI-driven supercomputer dubbed Earth's 'digital twin' could help us avoid the worst impacts of climate catastrophes headed our way.
Drowned land off Australia was an Aboriginal hotspot in last ice age, 4,000 stone artifacts reveal
By Emma Bryce published
The landscape features in the dreamtime stories of Australia's Indigenous people.
There's 5 times as many bull sharks off Alabama now — but don't worry about shark bites
By Melissa Hobson published
Juvenile bull shark numbers have significantly increased in Mobile Bay, Alabama, as waters warm — but swimmers don't need to worry, researchers say.
Thousands of hidden meteorites could be lost forever as they sink in Antarctic ice, taking their cosmic secrets with them
By Harry Baker published
A new study warns that 5,000 meteorites could be sinking beneath Antarctica's icy surface every year as a result of climate change, depriving scientists of vital information about our solar system.
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