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- Earth
Drilling deep for fuel
Stores of natural gas created by high temperatures and pressures may nestle deep in Earth's mantle.
By Emily Sohn - Climate
Recipe for a hurricane
Predicting how, when, and where major storms will occur can help save lives.
By Emily Sohn - Earth
Deep drilling at sea
Drilling holes deep into the seafloor unveils the ocean's past and hints at Earth's future.
- Environment
Fishing for fun takes toll
Sportfishing can account for a surprisingly large part of the catch of certain types of saltwater fish.
By Emily Sohn - Earth
Ice Age melting and rising seas
Ice melted in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres during ice-age warm-ups.
By Emily Sohn - Climate
A dire shortage of water
Parts of the southwestern United States are in the middle of the worst drought in at least 500 years.
By Emily Sohn - Agriculture
Growing healthier tomato plants
How well tomatoes grow depends on how the plants are mulched and fertilized.
By Emily Sohn - Environment
A newspaper’s hidden cost
Getting a newspaper electronically would be much better for the planet than receiving the paper version.
By Emily Sohn - Earth
Distant quake changes geyser eruptions
An Alaskan earthquake changed the timing of geysers thousands of miles away.
By Emily Sohn - Earth
Distant Quake Changes Geyser Eruptions
An Alaskan earthquake changed the timing of geysers thousands of miles away.
By Emily Sohn - Environment
Alien invasions
Around the world, plants, animals, fungi, and other life forms are ending up in places where they don't belong.
By Emily Sohn - Environment
Little bits of trouble
Extremely tiny particles known as buckyballs can harm living cells.