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A warm winter melted the snow off a ‘grinning ice skull’ on Vega Island, and scientists say its jaw will soon shift earth.com/climate/vega-islan…
A warm winter melted the snow off a ‘grinning ice skull’ on Vega Island, and scientists say its jaw...

A warm winter melted the snow off a ‘grinning ice skull’ on Vega Island, and scientists say its jaw...

Landsat 9 images of Vega Island from March 2025 and October 2026 show a skull-shaped glacier stripped of snow after a winter that hit 59.7°F nearby.

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Engineered ocean bacteria kept rust off olivine sand and sped up rock weathering, a slow process that pulls carbon dioxide into seawater. earth.com/environment/scient…
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Scientists figured out how to use engineered bacteria to dissolve rocks faster and capture carbon...

Scientists figured out how to use engineered bacteria to dissolve rocks faster and capture carbon...

Engineered ocean bacteria kept rust off olivine sand and sped up rock weathering, a slow process that pulls carbon dioxide into seawater.

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A rehabilitated green sea turtle nicknamed 3K swam nearly 1,860 miles (3,000 km) in four months, from Northland to Wellington and back. earth.com/animals/green-sea-…
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Rescuers nursed a green sea turtle back to health and watched it swim almost 2,000 miles with a...

Rescuers nursed a green sea turtle back to health and watched it swim almost 2,000 miles with a...

A rehabilitated green sea turtle nicknamed 3K swam nearly 1,860 miles (3,000 km) in four months, from Northland to Wellington and back.

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Astronauts’ hearts may be ready for the long journey to Mars earth.com/space/astronauts-h…
Astronauts’ hearts may be ready for the long journey to Mars

Astronauts’ hearts may be ready for the long journey to Mars

A study of 13 astronauts suggests that daily exercise may help protect heart function during long space missions, allowing crews to work on Mars after months in space.

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Evolution may have left human joints vulnerable to arthritis earth.com/science/evolution-…
Evolution may have left human joints vulnerable to arthritis

Evolution may have left human joints vulnerable to arthritis

New research reveals genetic changes that may explain why humans are more prone to osteoarthritis than other great apes.

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Ancient pollen reveals how grasslands changed after the last ice age earth.com/plants/ancient-pol…
Ancient pollen reveals how grasslands changed after the last ice age

Ancient pollen reveals how grasslands changed after the last ice age

AI helped researchers find hidden differences in grass pollen and reconstruct 25,000 years of grassland change on Mt. Kenya.

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Ancient algae preserved in Arctic seafloor mud suggest climate models overestimate winter sea ice, pointing to less ice in the decades ahead.
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Arctic winter sea ice is being overestimated by climate models

Arctic winter sea ice is being overestimated by climate models

Ancient algae preserved in Arctic seafloor mud suggest climate models overestimate winter sea ice, pointing to less ice in the decades ahead.

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Gut bacteria can acquire genes from neighboring microbes, adding to the genetic differences linked to how people live.
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Modern life is changing the DNA of bacteria in our guts

Modern life is changing the DNA of bacteria in our guts

Gut bacteria can acquire genes from neighboring microbes, adding to the genetic differences linked to how people live.

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Engineers built tattoo inks that switch on under UV light and fade indoors, and the inventor has worn the color-changing tattoo for two years.
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Engineers created a new tattoo ink that disappears and reappears when you shine different lights on...

Engineers created a new tattoo ink that disappears and reappears when you shine different lights on...

Engineers built tattoo inks that switch on under UV light and fade indoors, and the inventor has worn the color-changing tattoo for two years.

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Lancet experts say digital media harms to young people come from app design and weak rules, not lack of willpower. They urge governments to act now.
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Major study argues we need immediate rules to protect young people from the harms of digital media

Major study argues we need immediate rules to protect young people from the harms of digital media

Lancet experts say digital media harms to young people come from app design and weak rules, not lack of willpower. They urge governments to act now.

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AI searches 50 million chemicals for sweeteners without the bitter aftertaste earth.com/science/ai-searche…
AI searches 50 million chemicals for sweeteners without the bitter aftertaste

AI searches 50 million chemicals for sweeteners without the bitter aftertaste

An AI search of more than 50 million chemicals identified 92 potential sugar substitutes that could deliver sweetness without a bitter aftertaste.

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Pumping hydrogen in and out of a deep fault may steady it rather than shake it loose earth.com/environment/pumpin…
Pumping hydrogen in and out of a deep fault may steady it rather than shake it loose

Pumping hydrogen in and out of a deep fault may steady it rather than shake it loose

Computer models of a natural hydrogen deposit in Albania suggest that pumping hydrogen in and out each year could leave its fault steadier.

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Time between pregnancies may shape how fast mothers age earth.com/lifestyle/the-time…
Time between pregnancies may shape how fast mothers age

Time between pregnancies may shape how fast mothers age

Each pregnancy adds biological age that takes months to come off, and birth spacing may decide how much a mother recovers before the next one.

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NASA captures a winding river carved into 300-million-year-old rock earth.com/earth-science/nasa…
NASA captures a winding river carved into 300-million-year-old rock

NASA captures a winding river carved into 300-million-year-old rock

An astronaut photo reveals the San Juan River’s dramatic bends in southern Utah, where an ancient waterway carved deep into a rising landscape.

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