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China's 'heavenly pits': The giant sinkholes that have ancient forests growing within
China's southwestern karst landscape is pockmarked with dozens of enormous sinkholes that look like they were made with a cookie cutter — and scientists keep finding new ones.
This year's hurricane season could see 25 named storms, NOAA says in record-breaking forecast
Unusually high temperatures combined with the abatement of the El Niño could lead to more major hurricanes this year.
Alaska's rivers are turning bright orange and as acidic as vinegar as toxic metal escapes from melting permafrost
Alaska's melting permafrost is dumping toxic metals into the state's rivers, turning them bright orange and making the water highly acidic. The contaminated rivers are so vibrant they can be seen from space, and the problem is likely to get much worse in the future.
Scientists just discovered an enormous lithium reservoir under Pennsylvania
The new source of lithium, which could meet up to 40% of U.S. demand, was discovered in fracking wastewater.
Warm ocean water is rushing beneath Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier,' making its collapse more likely
Warm seawater flowing into the glacier's underside could significantly accelerate the process of its collapse.
Earth from space: Rare phenomenon transforms African thunderstorm into giant ethereal 'jellyfish'
In 2018, a weather satellite captured a massive thunderstorm cloud in the shape of a jellyfish. The bizarre cloud was the result of a meteorological phenomenon gone wrong.
Why is there sometimes a green flash at sunset and sunrise?
On a clear day, sometimes a green flash appears with the sun on the horizon just after sunset or before sunrise. But why does this happen?
Summer solstice 2024: When is the solstice, why does it happen, and how do cultures celebrate?
What is the summer solstice, and when does it happen? The longest day of the year falls on either June 20 or 21 every year in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's everything you need to know about the science, and timing, of the summer solstice.
Bizarre evolutionary roots of Africa's iconic upside-down baobab trees revealed
The baobab tree evolved on the island of Madagascar before eventually spreading to Africa and Australia, new research suggests.
Snake Island: The isle writhing with vipers where only Brazilian military and scientists are allowed
Snake Island was isolated from the Brazilian mainland at the end of the last ice age, trapping Earth's only known population of highly venomous golden lancehead pit vipers on a rock in the Atlantic.
