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When life gives you global warming, make pancake ice in ocean wave models June 20, 2018
Sea ice is retreating, the Arctic is opening up, and wave activity is increasing. What does this mean for the ocean and atmosphere? The refreezing season of autumn may have some answers.
Discovery helps explain how Greenland's ice sheet responds to shifting temperatures June 20, 2018
A tiny clue found in ancient sediment has unlocked big secrets about Greenland's past and future climate.
In vino veritas, sort of June 20, 2018
About 10,000 years ago, a farmer in Asia noticed that some of his grapes had naturally fermented and liquid was forming around them. He took a taste and found that it was good. We have been drinking wine ever since.
Peru’s Bahuaja-Sonene National Park at risk over illegal mining June 20, 2018
In Peru's Madre de Dios region, illegal mining is everywhere.
'The entire habitat is gone': Hawaii's natural wonders claimed by lava June 20, 2018
The Kilauea eruption has wiped out rare sites and whole ecosystems. As the island mourns a tragedy, it also accepts the brutal cycle of nature.