SALT LAKE CITY – Yellowstone’s underground volcanic plumbing is bigger and better connected than scientists thought, researchers reported Wednesday, April…
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Greenland’s snow hides 100 billion tons of water
Big surprises still hide beneath the frozen surface of snowy Greenland. Despite decades of poking and prodding by scientists, only…
Read MoreExpedition explores underwater ‘grand canyon’
A five-week expedition to map and sample a giant underwater canyon off the northwest coast of Morocco has completed its…
Read MoreNew explanation for mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in African desert
The bizarre circular patches of bare land called “fairy circles” in the grasslands of Africa’s Namib Desert have defied explanation,…
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Researchers find possible traces of continent off coast of Brazil
A research team says they have found an area off the coast of Brazil that may have contained parts of…
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World must act quickly to reverse buildup of heat-trapping gases, UN climate change panel says
BERLIN – The cost of keeping global warming in check is “relatively modest,” but only if the world acts quickly…
Read MorePew, Pew, Pew! NASA space lasers to map Earth’s forests in 3D
A new laser instrument developed for the International Space Station is expected to generate incredible 3D maps of Earth’s forests.…
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Rare mineral discovered in ancient meteorite impact crater
A rare mineral known from just three massive meteorite impacts has now turned up in a Wisconsin crater. Researchers discovered…
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Can backyard hockey reveal global warming?
Outdoor hockey games on suburban backyard rinks are an iconic part of the culture in Canada. Wayne Gretzky famously learned…
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