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Hurricane Sally left nearly 600,000 Americans without power and killed one. The storm dumped '4 months of rain in 4 hours.'
Sally dropped 30 inches of rain in parts of Florida on Wednesday. Forecasters warn of possible torn…
Aylin Woodward
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An incredible new 60-second animation shows where 4,000 planets beyond our solar system are located in deep space
The first pictures of Earth-like worlds may come from enormous ground-based observatories, includin…
Dave Mosher
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Even if every country on the planet cuts emissions, the climate would still be screwed
Two degrees may not seem like much, but the rise would have substantial impacts. Scientists say tha…
Leanna Garfield
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A rogue country could take planet-hacking into its own hands to alter the climate - and some experts worry it could lead to war
To limit the Earth's temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels - the Pari…
Aylin Woodward
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Scientists have discovered water vapor on a potentially habitable super-Earth for the first time. That planet is now our best bet for finding alien life.
"Habitability as we understand it is a very Earth-centric concept. So we know one world that is hab…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Here's how to search for alien life on distant planets
Most of the light we receive from planets is reflected, originating with the host star. The process…
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Just don't call it 'climate change' - How Texas Republicans are fighting to save the planet
"But at some point, to really come to grips and say we really need to address greenhouse-gas emissi…
Rebecca Harrington
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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly explains how seeing planet Earth from space changed his perspective on life
"The planet is incredibly beautiful, breathtakingly beautiful. Having said that, parts of it are po…
Richard Feloni
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The mood inside the White House is the worst it's ever been, with staffers calling it 'the most toxic working environment on the planet'
Following the abrupt firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, officials were reportedly vague in…
David Choi
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An unprecedented study shows how much less severe Hurricane Florence would look without climate change
But for the first time, a group of academic research scientists has calculated roughly how much of …
Hilary Brueck
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NASA's InSight robot is about to land on Mars. Here's how it might survive '7 minutes of terror' and make incredible discoveries about the red planet - and Earth, too.
The ultimate goal is to figure out how Mars formed and what happened to the planet since then. Scie…
Dave Mosher,Hilary Brueck
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A just-discovered, 90 million year-old bird could help us predict the future of the planet
"Before our fossil, people were suggesting that it was warm, but you still would have had seasonal …
Lindsay Dodgson
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There's a last-resort 'planet-hacking' plan to make Earth habitable for longer - but scientists warn it could have dramatic consequences
We're still far from understanding all the risks involved with injecting sulfur into our atmosphere…
Kevin Loria
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There's Now More Carbon Dioxide In Earth's Atmosphere Than At Any Other Time In Human History
The level of carbon dioxide in the air will dip again over the summer, because levels fluctuate dur…
Jennifer Welsh
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Richard Branson once offered $25 million for a brilliant plan to geoengineer the planet -here's what happened
To get biochar, wood and feedstock gets burned at nearly 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, with limited oxy…
Chris Weller
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About 50% of the world's coral reefs have died. Without protection from reefs, coastal cities will see skyrocketing flood damage, a new study says.
As humans have burned fossil fuels, the heat-trapping gases they emit have accumulated in the atmos…
Kevin Loria
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A rare 7.5-hour event is happening right now in front of the sun - here's how to watch it without seriously damaging your eyes
First, Mercury will make contact with the corona, the extended outer atmosphere of the sun. This ev…
Ali Sundermier
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Do we really need so many satellites?
Space, despite its vastness, is becoming a bit cramped — at least in the low-orbit band where these…
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The sun is more active than experts predicted. It could mean more grounded flights, downed satellites, and stunning aurora.
The sun is approaching solar maximum and it's become clear that this solar cycle is more active tha…
Jessica Orwig
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The first life forms on Earth might have come from Saudi Arabia, scientists find new proof
Scientists have unearthed living stromatolites — ancient geological structures made from algae — on…