A New Island Rose up From the Sea — Now, Scientists Find Nature Colonizing It Without Human Interruption
The island started materializing in 1963 when Earth beneath the ocean floor cracked open and spewed out enormous quantities of lava.
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Photographer Captures Surreal Footage of an Italian Town Situated Above a Sea of Clouds
The otherworldly town sits at a close distance from the Italian Alps and is home to around 3,000 people.
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Visitors Disappointed as Smithsonian Museums and National Zoo Close Up Amid Government Shutdown
As the government shutdown enters its third week, people continue to be let down at the entrance gates of places like this museum and zoo.
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After 40,000 Years in Ice, Microbes Are Coming Back to Life — Experts Think It’s a Warning Sign
The researchers collected the samples from the permafrost tunnel operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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Mass Coral Die-Offs Everywhere Prove That Earth’s Climate Is No Longer Suitable to Sustain Them
Scientists warned that this is the first catastrophic tipping point of Earth, but it could soon throw the planet off balance.
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Experts Capture Stunning Footage Of an Arctic Jellyfish Thriving Under the Ice
Marine biologist Andy Juhl and his team took the footage while traveling across the frozen Chukchi Sea on snowmobiles.
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Woman Picks up a 'Pretty Shell' on Beach — Then She Saw The Dangerous Creature Inside
The 'pretty shell' that Beckylee Rawls held with her bare hands was actually a dangerous, venomous snail.
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A National Park in California Has Become The Victim of a Bizarre Theft Problem
The artifacts punctuated through the park had been a pride for the local community. The recent string of thefts has left them in 'great pain.'
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500-Million-Year-Old Mountains Beneath Antarctic Ice Could Hold Secrets To Earth’s Past
The mountain range has been sitting under the ice sheet for eons following a massive tectonic plate clash.
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NPS Officials To Set Fire in Certain Parts of Ohio National Park — and They Have a Good Reason for It
The fires will be put in four to five episodes, each episode covering a different segment of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
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Experts Worry Earth’s 'Self-Cooling' System May Go Too Far and Accidentally Cause Another Ice Age
In the distant past, Earth sometimes froze entirely, causing ice ages, and rock weathering alone isn't responsible.
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Henry Ford Once Tried To Build an Utopian City in the Amazon Rainforest — It Went As Expected
Due to Henry Ford’s dedication, the area first prospered as a hub for rubber production, but it didn't last long.
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Stunning Drone Video Captures The ‘Unicorn of the Sea’ Engaging in Playful Behavior
Scientists have just realized that the narwhals use their tusks for more than what they previously assumed they were for.
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NASA Astronauts Capture Whale-Shaped Island in the Caribbean With an Incredible ‘Blowhole’
Dubbed the 'Great Blue Hole' of Belize, it is one of the deepest sinkholes on the planet. At about 300 feet deep, the hole turns eerie.
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Africa’s Most Aggressive Volcano Has a Lava Lake That Glows Bright Red at Night
Sitting at the border of Rwanda, the lava lake is fed by the intense heat of the magma from below and the simmering smoke above.
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Scientists Left Puzzled After Finding Billion-Year-Old Secrets Deep in the Pacific Ocean
Several structures, a.k.a. tectonic plates, seemed to be sitting there, untouched since the evolution of Earth billions of years ago.
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Dozens of Rare ‘Pink Meanie’ Jellyfish Wash Up on Texas Shores — and Experts Know Why
This rare jellyfish species was first spotted in 2000. Nowadays, they are appearing in large numbers off the coast of Texas.
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Scientists Spent 4 Years Tracking Reindeers in Finland — What They Found Changes Everything
Reindeers, which commonly graze in the icy Arctic wilderness, are now vanishing due to declining snow cover.
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Man Makes Stunning Discovery in Florida River — A Hidden Goldmine of Ancient Shark Teeth
The riverbed of the Peace River is known to contain a wellspring of these prehistoric fossils from million-year-old predators.
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NASA Astronaut’s Helmet Camera Accidentally Recorded a Stunning View of Earth From Space
The clip was recorded by NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson while she was on a 7-hour spacewalk with fellow astronaut Shane Kimbrough.
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