Space
Analyze This: Ice around baby stars may hint at origins of Earth’s water
Scientists have now gotten a good look at the ice around a baby star. It might help them unravel the origins of the water needed for life on Earth.
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Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
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- Climate
Greenland’s inland ice is melting far faster than anyone thought
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- Physics
Gravitational waves ‘kicked’ a newborn black hole across space
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- Earth
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Groundwater provides drinking water to billions of people and is used to water crops worldwide.
- Earth
From icebergs to smoke, forecasting where dangers will drift
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- Climate
Scientists Say: El Niño and La Niña
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- Climate
Warming cities may see more rain — and frequent flooding
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