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Nearly half of India's recent climate incidents occurred in the Himalayas! Year-long droughts on the horizon: study
According to the Centre for Science and Environment's State of India's Environment 2024 report, 44%…
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Scientists have revived 'zombie' bugs and viruses before that were trapped in ancient ice. One may have been 8 million years old.
Scientists have previously revived ancient bacteria and prehistoric viruses that had been trapped i…
Marianne Guenot
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Mountains are collapsing: A Swiss mountain peak fell apart, sending 3.5 million cubic feet of rock into the valley below. Scientists warn climate change could make more mountains crumble.
Mt. Fluchthorn's tallest peak collapsed earlier this year, and it's just one of many crumbling exam…
Emily Swaim
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6 ways humans are transforming Antarctica from a pristine preserve to a polluted wasteland
Antarctica is one of the most pristine places on Earth, yet it's changing rapidly due to human encr…
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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Wetlands in the icy Arctic have begun releasing 9% more planet-warming methane in the past two decades: study
While headlines may remain fixated on carbon dioxide, there is another accomplice aiding the gas in…
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Scientists revived a 'zombie' virus frozen for 48,500 years in ice. They learned it could still infect other cells.
Although the virus was frozen for thousands of years, it was infectious — and scientists worry dead…
Chris Panella,Morgan McFall-J…
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Mariana Trench's hidden secret: the remarkable discovery of deepest-dwelling underwater virus that feasts on bacteria
Exploring sediment retrieved from the depths of the Mariana Trench, researchers stumbled upon a pre…
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A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler's remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.
A mysterious man died trekking across Switzerland's Theodul glacier. Archaeologists think he's a sn…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The 'True Detective: Night Country' showrunner wants you to decide what actually happened in the finale
The "True Detective: Night Country" finale answers some questions, but leaves others ambiguous. Sho…
Kirsten Acuna,Palmer Haasch
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Rapidly retreating Arctic glaciers are triggering the release of ancient methane. Here's why scientists are worried.
Groundwater springs have appeared close to Svalbard's retreating glaciers. Scientists are worried t…
Marianne Guenot
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Scientists revive 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia
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ANI
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The US Army has its eyes on the Arctic and is readying soldiers for the cold, unforgiving wastes that could be their next battlefield
With Russia and China looking to project power in the region, the US Army is pushing its soldiers t…
Chris Panella
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Photos from space show 11,000 beavers are wreaking havoc on the Alaskan tundra as savagely as wildfire
Beavers love the warming Arctic, so they're re-landscaping it. Their dams change Alaska's lakes and…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A gold miner found a mysterious grapefruit-sized fur ball. It turned out to be a 'perfectly preserved' 30,000-year-old squirrel.
An Arctic ground squirrel is the latest in a series of mummified ice-age creatures that miners have…
Chris Panella,Morgan McFall-J…
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Melting ice in Alaska is forming new lakes full of bacteria 'belching' methane into the atmosphere, NASA scientist warns
The lakes — called thermokasts – form when permafrost melts, causing the ground to coll…
Marianne Guenot
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Summer heat wave tracker: July was the hottest month ever recorded, by a lot
July brought the hottest day, week, and month ever recorded on Earth. Extreme temperatures have had…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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Rain could soon overtake snow in parts of the Arctic, top scientists warn
The Arctic fringes may become rainfall-dominant environments in a few decades. In places like south…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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India could suffer from an increased risk of these four health concerns due to climate change
To say the warming planet will have severe implications on human health is a terrifying understatem…
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Go First Gone: 11th private airline to 'drop' out of skies in a decade
The tottering Indian aviation sector hit fresh turbulence when early this month, another flourishin…
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28 prehistoric viruses unknown to science were found in a glacial ice cores. They are thought to be around 15,000 years old.
The researchers said that the viruses found in an ice core taken from the Guliya ice cap in the Tib…