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JWST Captures Stunning Image of Rings around Uranus

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an amazing image of Uranus, showing in great detail the ice giant's…

2 years ago

Gulf Oil Platforms Emit Even More Methane Than Reported

CLIMATEWIRE | Oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico emit more methane than estimated in government inventories, according to…

2 years ago

Deepest Fish Discovered More Than 5 Miles below the Sea Surface

Scientists exploring a marine trench near Japan were astonished to find a fish in one of the deepest parts of…

2 years ago

Glaciers May Melt Even Faster Than Expected, Study Finds

CLIMATEWIRE | Melting glaciers may be capable of shrinking much faster than scientists previously thought, according to a new study that…

2 years ago

From Orgasms to Overdoses: How Marie Nyswander Went from Treating ‘Sexual Frigidity’ to Heroin Addiction

In the early 1950s Marie Nyswander was ready to move on from addiction. She set up a private practice and specialized…

2 years ago

Conspiracy Theories Can Be Undermined with These Strategies, New Analysis Shows

When someone falls down a conspiracy rabbit hole, there are very few proved ways to pull them out, according to…

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This Part of the U.S. Will Suffer Most from Climate Change

CLIMATEWIRE | Industrialized communities in the Deep South are the most vulnerable in the U.S. to climate change, according to a…

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Wealthy Countries Have Blown Through Their Carbon Budgets

More than a century of burning fossil fuels has unleashed fiercer heat waves and droughts, heavier downpours that cause massive…

2 years ago

JWST's Smashing Success Shifts Focus to Astronomy's Blind Spots

Looming gaps in astronomers’ views of the heavens could undercut the revolutionary potential of NASA’s latest, greatest space telescope Source…

2 years ago

A Mysterious Rise in Banned Chemicals Is Warming the Planet

CLIMATEWIRE | Five ozone-depleting substances are increasing in the atmosphere, a new study finds, despite an international ban on their use…

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