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A firefighter looks on as homes burn in Northern California’s Camp Fire earlier in November 2018.
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Communities of Color Are More Vulnerable to Wildfires

Ilima Loomis, Science Writer by Ilima Loomis 29 November 201827 October 2022

Affluent white people are more likely to live in fire-prone areas, but race and socioeconomic vulnerability can put minority communities at greater risk, a new study finds.

The amphitheater of the ancient Roman city of Aventicum, in the Swiss town of Avenches
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Ancient Romans Polluted Their Lakes Just Like We Do Today

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 28 November 20182 November 2021

Sediments from a lake in Switzerland reveal that ancient Romans triggered dead zones caused by the runoff of nutrients. Sound familiar?

Artist’s impression of asteroids about to impact Greenland
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Enormous Impact Crater Spotted in Greenland Under Glacial Ice

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 20 November 20181 October 2021

Ice-penetrating radar revealed a 31-kilometer impact crater—one of the world’s largest—in northwestern Greenland that might have been formed fewer than 20,000 years ago.

A loggerhead sea turtle paddles off Cape Cod after spending six months rehabilitating at the New England Aquarium.
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Why Is the Gulf of Maine Warming Faster Than 99% of the Ocean?

Laura Poppick, freelance science writer by L. Poppick 12 November 201830 June 2025

The Gulf of Maine’s location at the meeting point of two major currents, as well as its shallow depth and shape, makes it especially susceptible to warming.

Plastic in the ocean
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The Many Unknown Facets of Plastics in Ecosystems

Cheryl Katz, Science Writer by Cheryl Katz 9 November 20184 October 2021

Few studies have examined lakes or wide swaths of ocean areas, leaving critical data gaps in how plastic pollution affects wildlife and moves across food webs.

An aerial view of the massive Katla glacier, which might be a bigger source of CO2 than previously estimated
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Volcano in Iceland Is One of the Largest Sources of Volcanic CO2

by Terri Cook 8 November 201815 November 2022

High-precision airborne measurements, in combination with atmospheric modeling, suggest that the Katla subglacial caldera may be one of the planet’s biggest sources of volcanic carbon dioxide.

A fossil ichthyosaur, a predator that emerged in the aftermath of the Permian-Triassic mass extinction.
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How Did Life Recover After Earth’s Worst-Ever Mass Extinction?

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 1 November 201829 September 2022

Ocean animals at the top of the food chain recovered first after a cataclysm at the end of the Permian period. The extinction was triggered by events resembling the changes brewing in today’s oceans.

Plastic water bottles
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Microplastics Found in Human Stool

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 23 October 20184 October 2021

Tiny slivers of plastic are making it all the way into humans’ guts and into their feces, a new study shows.

The Cheruthoni River and Dam, Kerala, India.
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Making Sense of Landslide Danger After Kerala’s Floods

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 18 October 20189 February 2023

Scientists traveled to Kerala, a state in India recently devastated by severe monsoon rains. They found a vulnerable population that will soon face fresh landslide risks as a new monsoon approaches.

Sinkholes forced the closure of Ein Gedi, an Israeli tourist resort on the shore of the Dead Sea, in 2016
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Subsurface Imaging Sheds Light on Dead Sea Sinkholes

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 12 October 201824 August 2023

Using seismic waves, researchers study sediment layering near the Dead Sea to reveal how the area’s numerous sinkholes form.

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