Earth
- Environment
Bad news for big bird
Lead poisoning, which nearly killed off California condors, still threatens the birds.
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- Environment
Cool Jobs: Planet protectors
Scientists develop new technologies that will make future cities more sustainable.
- Earth
The oldest place on Earth
Antarctica may seem like the dead continent, but it once bustled with life — a little of which still survives.
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- Earth
Big quake, little destruction
A large earthquake rattles Indonesia without unleashing a damaging tsunami.
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- Environment
Water’s worldwide travels
Scientists track the movement of ‘virtual water,’ used in the production of goods and exchanged among nations.
- Environment
Suffocating waters
Coastal animals around the world are spending more time in or around waters with too little oxygen.
- Earth
Twist and shake
A new look at the shape of the San Andreas Fault suggests future earthquakes may be stronger than previously thought.
- Climate
Sudden big chill
Earth’s climate cooled quickly at the beginning of the Little Ice Age, hundreds of years ago.
