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Satellites are Tracking Rivers of Garbage Flowing Across the Oceans

There’s an ocean of human-made garbage floating through Earth’s seas. From plastic straws to beverage bottles and food...

Striking Graphs That Show Humanity’s Domination of the Earth

The numbers don’t lie: Humans are ruining this planet. Atmospheric carbon levels and ocean temperatures are going up....

Newport Beach to pilot innovative ‘water wheel’ to scoop out ocean trash

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Keeping garbage out of the ocean isn't easy. So enter Mr. ...

130-Year-Old Menus Show How Climate Change Affects What We Eat

This story originally appeared in Hakai Magazine and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Vancouver, British Columbia,...

Water Worlds Could Have Plumes of Nutrients Carried up From Down Below

Earth’s oceans are one huge, uniform electrolyte solution. They contain salt (sodium chloride) and other nutrients like magnesium,...

Viruses survive in fresh water by ‘hitchhiking’ on plastic, study finds

Dangerous viruses can remain infectious for up to three days in fresh water by hitchhiking on plastic, researchers have...

Why Was the Tonga Eruption So Massive? Scientists Have New Clues

Just how big was the January eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano ? Four months of intensive science has only...

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