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Earth may already be too hot for the survival of polar ice sheets
If Earth stays at its current levels of warming -- below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius -- polar ice sheets may ...
Ancient pollen reveals stories about Earth's history, from dinosaurs to the Mayan collapse
If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants release billions of pollen grains into the air, specks ...
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Powerful Mother's Day geomagnetic storm created radio-disrupting bubbles in Earth's upper atmosphere
Using the joint U.S.-Taiwanese COSMIC-2 satellite network, as well as 37 ground-based radars called ionosodes, the team ...
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14,000 years ago, the most powerful solar storm ever recorded hit Earth. 'This event establishes a new worst-case scenario'
A storm as ferocious as the one of 12,350 BC would likely cause complete mayhem if it were to strike Earth and its ...
5 of the oldest rock discoveries revealing Earth’s early secrets
When scientists talk about Earth’s history, they often mention huge numbers– billions of years, shifting continents, and ...
Live Science on MSN19h
World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refuge — Earth from space
A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice ...
These dragon’s blood trees exist in only one place on Earth. Now their survival is under threat
On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young ...
Flat Earth on the ballot? Debunked claim pops up in US politics.
A few politicians are making news for accepting a once-fringe conspiracy theory that the Earth is flat. Voters aren't ...
Earth’s Secret Hydrogen Jackpot: Enough Clean Power for 170,000 Years
Hydrogen is already a $135 billion global industry, used to produce fertilizer and other essential chemicals that support ...