The Southern Ocean has the cleanest air on Earth—scientists have just discovered why
The Southern Ocean is renowned for having the cleanest air on Earth. But the precise reasons why have remained a mystery, until now.
The Southern Ocean is renowned for having the cleanest air on Earth. But the precise reasons why have remained a mystery, until now.
Earth Sciences
Apr 5, 2024
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Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil's mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains killed at least 20 people.
Environment
Mar 24, 2024
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Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped Wrangell Island in southeast Alaska, where they could settle on a few acres and have some chickens.
Environment
Mar 20, 2024
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Green walls can strip pollution from the air—and some plants do it better than others, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
Environment
Mar 5, 2024
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Faulty warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent unseasonably heavy rains into deadly disasters, scientists said in a report Friday.
Environment
Mar 1, 2024
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As you read this, many regions of the world are implementing crisis plans against drought while, simultaneously, torrential rains wreak havoc in other corners of the planet, submerging cities and crops under the forces of ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2024
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Beneath the ground in Western Canada, dozens of so-called "zombie fires" that started last year are still burning.
Environment
Feb 23, 2024
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From Duluth, Lake Superior is a colossal expanse of blue this week with no otherworldly ice shards smashed against the shore or colorful fish houses decorating stretches of white.
Environment
Feb 19, 2024
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When rainstorms like this week's powerful atmospheric river hit California, the earth begins to move.
Environment
Feb 7, 2024
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Have you ever been out on a walk, and as you take that next step, you feel the slippery squish of feces under your foot?
Veterinary medicine
Feb 6, 2024
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