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A New Look at Old Data Suggests Europa Shoots Watery Plumes Into Space
Scientists made the surprising discovery by turning the powers of modern computing on 1997 data collected during the Galileo mission
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Record-Breaking Wave Reaches Height of 78.1 Feet
A buoy recorded the wave in the Southern Ocean last week
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Charlie Russell, a Naturalist Who Lived Among Bears, Has Died at 76
He hoped to show that bears are not inherently aggressive animals
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Did Leprosy Originate in Europe?
A new study suggests the disease was far more diverse in Europe than previously believed
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“Explosive” Eruptions Possible at Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano
Steam-powered bursts could fling multi-ton boulders half a mile away, but the USGS says wide-scale destruction is not likely
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Even the Deepest Parts of the Ocean Are Polluted With Startling Amounts of Plastic
A review of data from 5,010 ROV dives reveals and abundance of single-use plastics littering the seas
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Watch This Pine Tree Unleash a Huge, Fluffy Pollen Cloud
A viral video of the pollen explosion has touched a nerve among sufferers of seasonal allergies
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South Georgia Island Is Officially Free of Its Bird-Killing Rodents
After 250 years plagued with rats and mice, the island’s birds will hopefully now have the chance to bounce back
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Lunar Dust Might Pose Severe Health Risks to Future Human Colonies on the Moon
Prolonged exposure to lunar dust can cause illnesses like bronchitis and cancer, according to a new study
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Venus and Jupiter May Meddle With Earth’s Orbit and Climate
In 405,000-year cycles, the tug of nearby planets causes hotter summers, colder winters and drier droughts on our home planet
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Massive Sinkhole Opens Up in New Zealand
The gaping chasm has revealed 60,000-year-old volcanic deposits
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Your Summer Vacation Is a Carbon Emissions Nightmare
A new study of tourism supply chains shows that all those flights, zip-line tours and foie gras produce 8 percent of global carbon emissions
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The Sun Will Produce a Beautiful Planetary Nebula When It Dies
A new model of stellar death shows our low-mass star has enough juice to produce a beautiful ring of gas and dust before winking out
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Vegan Kimchi Is Microbially Pretty Close to the Original
A comparison between kimchi made with miso and kimchi made with fish sauce revealed that fermentation equalizes the bacterial communities
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Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Cracks Open Earth, Endangering Neighborhoods With Lava
The area affected by the lava is one of the fastest growing in the state
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Antarctica’s Waters May Soon Harbor a Boom of Baby Humpback Whales
Declining sea ice levels due to climate change may be helping the whales for now
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Peru’s Rainbow Mountain Could Be in Danger Following Surge in Popularity
Up to 1,000 tourists visit the colorful ridge every day. But this influx of people is eroding the nature
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700,000-Year-Old Butchered Rhino Pushes Back Ancient Human Arrival in the Philippines
The find changes the story of human migration, but scientists still don’t know what human species did the cutting
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3-D Scans of Fossil Beaks Show How Modern Birds Came to Be
The early seabird had the sharp teeth of its dinosaur relatives but a bird-like body
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DNA From Ancient Latrines Reveal What People Ate Centuries Ago
By digging in ancient toilets, researchers uncovered genetic material that tells of past diets and diseases
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