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What if all of Earth’s ice melted?
What would Earth be like if all of its ice melted? New short video from the guys at AsapSCIENCE, featuring Bill Nye.
September 13, 2016
Earthworm invaders alter northern forests
Native plant diversity in forests of northern North America is declining due to an invasion by earthworms introduced hundreds of years ago from Europe.
September 13, 2016
Climate change’s role in Louisiana floods
After a rapid assessment, scientists have concluded that climate change increased chances of the August record rains in Louisiana by at least 40%.
September 10, 2016
This is Europe’s oldest living tree
The scientists who discovered it in the highlands of northern Greece named it Adonis, for the Greek god of beauty and desire. It's more than 1,000 years old.
September 9, 2016
Lifeform of the week: Skunks
Evolutionary biology can explain skunks' striking appearance, but only chemistry can get rid of the smell.
September 9, 2016
A comeback for humpback whales
The international moratorium on whale-hunting is still in place, but - good news - some whales are coming off the U.S. endangered species list.
September 8, 2016
3.7-billion-year-old fossils show early life
Earth's earliest lifeforms were single-celled microbes. The new fossil discovery places them on Earth even earlier than previously thought.
September 6, 2016
Wow! Yellowstone geysers time-lapse
People go to Yellowstone to see boiling geysers erupt periodically with an awesome, yet very earthly, power. See them in this new video.
September 4, 2016
Hidden reef behind Great Barrier Reef
It's vast, said the scientists who measured it, but hidden by the sea.
September 3, 2016
Hurricane Hermine strikes Florida coast
National Weather Service in Tallahassee reported that Hermine made landfall east of St. Marks, near Tallahassee, early Friday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.
September 2, 2016
