A quiet Alaska fault is missing the fluids scientists expected, and it's changing what we know about earthquake zones
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May 4, 2026, 9:40 am By NULLRising sea levels could do more than flood coastlines. Research from Missouri University of Science…Arctic winter sea-ice extent fails to expand and sets a new record low in 2026
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May 1, 2026, 10:40 am By NULLNew Penn research shows that Hurricane Ida wasn't a once-in-a-century anomaly but a preview of how…After flames strip hillsides bare, the next storm can unleash something far more destructive downstream
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Apr 30, 2026, 5:30 pm By NULLTiny plankton shells used to reconstruct past polar ocean temperatures may contain two different…
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