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How Tornadoes Form—and Why the U.S. Gets the Most Science

How Tornadoes Form—and Why the U.S. Gets the Most

An explainer on the atmospheric mechanics behind tornado formation, why the United States experiences more tornadoes than any other country, and how m...

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How Coral Bleaching Works—and Why Reefs Are Dying Science

How Coral Bleaching Works—and Why Reefs Are Dying

Coral bleaching occurs when rising ocean temperatures break the symbiotic bond between corals and the algae that feed them, turning reefs white and th...

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What Is the Green Sahara—and Why Did It Vanish? Science

What Is the Green Sahara—and Why Did It Vanish?

The world's largest hot desert was once a lush landscape of lakes, rivers, and grasslands. Scientists call this era the African Humid Period, and new...

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How Glacier Surges Work—and Why They Threaten Millions Science

How Glacier Surges Work—and Why They Threaten Millions

Surging glaciers can accelerate to 100 times their normal speed, damming rivers, triggering catastrophic floods, and destroying infrastructure. Here i...

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How the Montreal Protocol Works—and Why It Saved the Ozone Science

How the Montreal Protocol Works—and Why It Saved the Ozone

The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987 and ratified by every UN member, phased out over 98 percent of ozone-depleting chemicals. Here is how the treaty...

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How LiDAR Reveals Lost Cities Hidden Under Jungles Science

How LiDAR Reveals Lost Cities Hidden Under Jungles

LiDAR technology fires millions of laser pulses from aircraft to digitally strip away dense vegetation, exposing ancient ruins invisible from the grou...

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What Is Nanotyrannus—and Why It's Not a Baby T. Rex Science

What Is Nanotyrannus—and Why It's Not a Baby T. Rex

For decades, paleontologists argued whether small tyrannosaur fossils belonged to juvenile T. rex or a separate species. Multiple studies now confirm...

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Do Crustaceans Feel Pain? What Science Says Science

Do Crustaceans Feel Pain? What Science Says

Growing scientific evidence suggests lobsters, crabs, and shrimp may experience pain and sentience, prompting new animal welfare laws worldwide and re...

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How Deep-Sea Mining Works—and Why Scientists Worry Science

How Deep-Sea Mining Works—and Why Scientists Worry

Deep-sea mining targets potato-sized mineral nodules on the ocean floor rich in cobalt, nickel, and manganese. As regulators debate whether to allow c...

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How Glacier Protection Laws Work—and Why They Matter Science

How Glacier Protection Laws Work—and Why They Matter

Glaciers store about 75% of Earth's freshwater and supply water to nearly two billion people. A small but growing number of countries have passed laws...

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How Carbon Sinks Work—and Why They're Weakening Science

How Carbon Sinks Work—and Why They're Weakening

Earth's forests, oceans, and soils absorb roughly half of humanity's carbon emissions each year, but climate change and deforestation are steadily und...

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How Urban Evolution Works—Animals Adapting to Cities Science

How Urban Evolution Works—Animals Adapting to Cities

Cities are driving rapid genetic and behavioral changes in wildlife. From lizards with bigger toe pads to mice that digest junk food, urban evolution...

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