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What’s Beneath All That Ice In Antarctica? New Map Reveals The Hidden World And Possibly The Future
March 25, 2025, 8:55 am EDT
A team of international scientists compiled decades of data to create a map showing the topography of Antarctica with the ice removed.
New Map Gives Stunning Look At What’s Under Antarctica’s Ice
March 25, 2025, 6:10 am EDT
In a newly published study, a group of scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey have unveiled the most detailed map to date of the landscape hidden deep below Antarctica’s ice. See it for yourself, learn what it took to create it and find out how it could help the Earth in the very near future.
Largest Organism On Earth Being Eaten To Death
March 23, 2025, 11:29 pm EDT
Here’s why a stand of aspen trees in Utah are the largest organism by mass on the planet, and what’s causing its decline.
How To Safely Dispose Of Environmentally Dangerous Household Items
March 23, 2025, 11:28 pm EDT
Our homes are filled with products that can’t be tossed in the garbage like most of our waste. Here’s how to safely dispose of batteries, light bulbs, paint and other environmentally dangerous household items.
King Tides Can Cause Flooding Without A Storm
March 23, 2025, 11:24 pm EDT
King tides happen when the Earth, sun and moon are in particular alignment. Here’s why they can cause serious flooding even when there’s not a storm.
Forest Trolls Hope To Inspire Recycling And Protect Trees
March 23, 2025, 11:24 pm EDT
Activist and sculptor Thomas Dambo travels the globe building trolls from reusable products to inspire recycling and to guard the world’s forests as a symbol of hope for future generations. To find a troll <a href="http://www.thomasdambo.com/"> follow the map</a> and seek an adventure.
Transition To EVs Would Mean New Environmental, Social Harm
March 23, 2025, 11:20 pm EDT
While a move away from gas-powered vehicles would reduce global emissions, the transition to EVs would cause new environmental and social harm.
Dolphin Study Highlights Microplastic Threat To Coasts
March 23, 2025, 11:16 pm EDT
New research reveals that bottlenose dolphins in Florida and Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, highlighting an alarming pollution issue as scientists warn these tiny particles could pose serious health risks for both marine life and humans.
Wildfire Smoke Warnings Ignored, New Study Says
March 23, 2025, 11:14 pm EDT
Researchers found that on heavy smoke days in-home air pollution remained up to four times higher than public health guidelines.
Research Predicts The Atlantic Ocean Will Begin To Close
March 23, 2025, 11:09 pm EDT
New research shows tectonic plate movements could begin to reverse the effects of Pangea in the Atlantic Ocean.