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Over the last 485 million years, Earth has been both a lot colder and a lot hotter than once thought. […]

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A perfect storm of climate, geologic and geographic conditions have combined to make Hurricane Helene one of the most devastating

One of the widest hurricanes on record slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on September 26 as a powerful Category 4

Dust pollution is known to contribute to asthma and heart and lung disease. But dust blowing from Utah’s Great Salt

When strained by earthquakes, underground networks of quartz veins can generate enough tension to leach gold from passing fluids, researchers

This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. TRANSCRIPT Maria Temming: In 2021, a historic heat

Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting readers’ questions about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you

One of the richest biodiversity hotspots in the world is Peru’s Madre de Dios, a region of the Amazon located

Flicking the dimmer switch can help some indoor farmers curb one of their biggest challenges: rising electricity costs. Growing crops