Mantle waves buoy continents upward and bedeck them with diamonds
For billions of years, the continents have cruised across Earth’s surface like tectonic vessels, but they have not survived unscathed. […]
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Extreme heat and rain are fueling rising cases of mosquito-borne diseases
When it rains, it pours. And when it pours, mosquitoes pop up. A series of storms slammed the northeastern United
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
Climate change could double U.S. temperature-linked deaths by mid-century
Heat-related deaths in the United States are on the rise. But how bad will it be 20, 30 or 40
Summer-like heat is scorching the Southern Hemisphere – in winter
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The flute crabs are migrating north to cooler waters
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How much is climate change to blame for extreme weather?
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Can solar farms and agricultural farms coexist?
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