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Epic images show old mines transformed into a library, lab and museum

Amazing images of an open-air library, underground lab and design museum show the reincarnation of dead mines, captured in a new book, 102 Things to Do With a Hole in the Ground

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Shock discovery reveals deep sea nodules are a source of oxygen

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What would Earth look like in 25 years? I asked the experts

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HUNGA TONGA-HUNGA HA'APAI, TONGA ??? JANUARY 6, 2022: In this image 3. of a series created on January 19, 2022, Maxar overview satellite imagery shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano on January 6, 2022, before the eruption on January 14th , 2022 in Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Islands, Tonga. (Photo by Maxar via Getty Images)

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Record amount of water from 2022 Tonga eruption is still in atmosphere

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Still from Dreams of the ravaged, a short documentary film about three young survivors of super typhoon Odette, a tropical cyclone that hit the Philippines in 2021

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Watch Philippines typhoon disaster film winner of Earth Photo 24 award

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Taylor Roades: Rust River Earth Photo 2024 Shortlisted Entry 2023 was the hottest year on global record and the Arctic is disproportionately affected by these elevated temperatures. The remote Western Brooks Range of North West Alaska has recorded a 2.4 degree increase in temperature since 2006. Permafrost, the layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year is thawing at an unprecedented rate, exposing the bedrock and all metals that have been frozen within it, to the elements. Tukpahlearick Creek and its tributaries are now flowing bright orange with oxidized iron and sulphuric acid. The change to water quality, and risks associated with metals in the water pose dire threats to ecosystems downstream that rely on these waters, and are symbolic of the far reaching consequences of climate change.

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Photos of a rusting Alaskan river win New Scientist Editors Award

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Canadian Press/Shutterstock (14481302b) A wildfire burns in northern Manitoba near near Flin Flon, as seen from a helicopter surveying the situation, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Mba-Wildfire, Flin Flon, Canada - 14 May 2024

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Is North America set for another bad wildfire smoke season?

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2RMX7JT Hurricane Idalia (left) as it is making landfall on Wednesday morning, August 30, 2023, near Keaton Beach, Florida, while Hurricane Franklin (left) churns in the Atlantic. (USA)

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Hot Atlantic sets the stage for extreme hurricane season

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Snow and rising sea levels may have triggered Japan's earthquake swarm

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Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point

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Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point

A proposal to define the Anthropocene as a geological epoch was rejected this March, but humanity's impact on Earth is real, whether formalised or not, says Jan Zalasiewicz

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Can these awesome rocks become central Asia’s first UNESCO Geopark?

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These photos show how a warmer climate is damaging Earth's waters

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Extreme heat in 2023 linked to drastic slump in growth of marine life

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Geoscientists are using telecom 'dark fibres' to map Earth’s innards

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