Environmental Science
The environment is truly a thing of beauty and should be protected whenever possible. What can we do to save the environment, and what new technology is available to help us?
The Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is Drying Up
Study Says 2035 Is Climate Change Point of No Return
5 Ideas for Doubling the World's Food Supply
The Cleanest Lakes in the U.S. Aren't the Same as the Clearest
Declaring the Largest Mountain in the World Is Complicated
How Do You Measure the Largest Waterfall in the World?
How a Lithium Mine Works and Impacts Local Communities
How to Sell Electricity Back to the Grid
Are there any risks associated with the production of wind energy?
The World Hits 8 Billion People; Is That Good or Bad?
Quiz: Can You Tell Climate Change Fact From Fiction?
Did the Mayan civilization end because of climate change?
Top 5 Green Robots
5 Things to Consider When Building a Solar-powered Home
What Uses the Most Electricity in a Home?
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What makes peat bogs so perfect at preserving human remains? We look at what's behind these waterlogged areas of decaying plant matter.
These ancient wonders aren't static sculptures; they vibrate and shift throughout the day, creating a variety of sounds as they stretch their aging, eroding 'bones.'
Sastrugi are gorgeous snow formations found in the polar north, but they're also no fun to travel over.
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Some cities, even large ones, are making big strides in improving air quality.
By Loraine Fick
The Mushroom Burial Suit is designed to give our dead bodies new life by breaking them down and nourishing the soil.
The Ancient Earth visualization map shows the movement of the planet's tectonic plates in a really cool way.
Massive gypsum crystals were discovered beneath Mexico's Sierra de Naica Mountain in very inhospitable environs — to humans anyway.
By Mark Mancini
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Scientists set up two stations to capture this strange seismic activity.
By Mark Mancini
The Poles of Inaccessibility are the locations on Earth that are the farthest away from either water or land and are the most remote spots in the world.
Rossby waves influence everything from high tides to extreme weather patterns, and not just on Earth. They also occur on the sun and on Venus and Jupiter as well. So, what are they exactly?
By Mark Mancini
Split as if by a laser, the Al Naslaa rock in Saudi Arabia's Tayma Oasis baffles scientists and amateur geologists alike. How did this perfect split happen?
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Trovants, found only in a small town in Romania, are stones that actually seem to move and grow. But are they alive?
There are caves all over the world, but some are in places that are hard to explore — hidden by rocks, ruins or even under ice. We've found seven secret caves you probably never knew existed.
Critics warn that cryptocurrency networks, whose computers use enormous amounts of electricity to verify transactions, could be a factor in warming the planet. The industry is working to change that.
Tanzanite is so rare, it is sourced from just an 8-square-mile (20-square-kilometer) area in Tanzania. It was first discovered in the late 1960s and it burst onto the jewelry scene thanks to Tiffany & Co.
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The Mohs hardness scale is used by geologists and gemologists as a way to help identify minerals using a hardness test. How does it work?
Not all deserts have sand and they're certainly not all hot. They're just extremely dry and have little vegetation. That means deserts are located all over the planet, including at super-high elevations.
The Southern Ocean has finally been officially recognized, though scientists have known about it for over a century.
Not all diamonds are found on dry land. Many turn up in sediments below the ocean's surface. You just have to know where to look.
By Mark Mancini
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Researchers have been asking this question for almost a century and now we're a little closer to the answer. Something else to ponder: Every 27.5 million years there is usually a mass extinction.
This beautiful pink quartz is found in numerous places throughout the world and is thought to be associated with unconditional love.
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, plays an essential role in regulating ocean temperatures, but it looks as if it may be collapsing. What happens next?
Anthropologists specialize in, well, us. But studying humankind doesn't mean you have to hole up in a library or laboratory. Take a peek at this article to learn more about the dynamic, enriching field of anthropology.
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Sunlight can break plastic down but not very fast. Is there a way to speed up the process so that natural environments like this one aren't cluttered with plastic debris for centuries?
The green movement isn't going to die just because the world ends. In fact, sustainable types might even have a leg up post-apocalypse. Here's how.
By Robert Lamb