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Scientists from Australia and Japan studying three trenches find ‘organisms have adapted strategies to filter things out of ...

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Scientists have discovered 30 new species in the deep recesses of the Southern Ocean, including iridescent scale worms and a ...

High over the island of Sicily, Mount Etna smolders as Europe’s most active volcano. Underneath its rough slopes, a network ...

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Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again early Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025. It has erupted twice in the past week, currently at ...

A climate reporter wanted to follow scientists into the Mediterranean Sea. First, he had to learn to scuba dive.

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