Summer-like heat is scorching the Southern Hemisphere — in winter
It’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere — but you wouldn’t know it from the thermostat. On August 26, a remote […]
Genetics
Earth’s ancient ‘greenhouse’ conditions were hotter than thought
Over the last 485 million years, Earth has been both a lot colder and a lot hotter than once thought.
Can solar farms and crop farms coexist?
Transcript James McCall: Solar production in the US really started to pick up around 2012. As solar really became mainstream,
Scientists find a long-sought electric field in Earth’s atmosphere
For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the
Mega El Niños triggered the world’s worst mass extinction
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California droughts may help valley fever spread
Long dry spells can give a lethal fungal disease a lift. While California droughts can temporarily keep cases of valley
How earthquakes build beefy gold nuggets
When strained by earthquakes, underground networks of quartz veins can generate enough voltage to snatch gold from passing fluids, researchers
A thousand-year-old log shows how burying wood can fight climate change
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The record heat in the world has lasted 14 months. When will it end?
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“Turning to Stone” paints stones as storytellers and mentors
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