One of the strongest ever El Ninos is likely to significantly influence this winter’s weather, which should see warmer-than-average temperatures…
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Epic glacier collapse caught on camera
Amateur photographer Christian Grosso got a surprise recently when he visited a glacier in Argentina’s Patagonia region: an enormous ice…
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I am Groot: Is a walking, talking plant-person possible?
Lumbering around on his barky limbs, sprouting flowers and even dancing in a pot, one of the stars of the…
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The youngest volcanoes on the East Coast share an unusual geological link with islands on the opposite side of the…
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Shark skin-like surfaces may ward off hospital superbugs
A material that mimics shark skin, covered with tiny ridges and groves, may help reduce the spread of bacteria in…
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Biggest cloud-seeding experiment yet only sparks more debate
Meteorologists first conceived of seeding clouds as a way to increase rainfall in 1946, working at General Electric’s laboratories in…
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