Environment
Rare snow covers the Sahara desert
Snow and ice cover the sand in the Sahara Desert after the temperature here dropped to -2 degrees Celsius under the influence of a high-pressure cold air mass.
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Animal world
Did climate change make ancient lions and bears extinct?
Climate change may have been the main cause of the extinction of ancient lions and bears about a millennium ago.
Space science
Experts warn of risks from plans to change solar radiation
Experts argue that while injecting billions of sulfur particles into the atmosphere's stratosphere helps to reflect most of the sun's rays, the consequences could outwei…
Environment
Climate change causes more lightning in the Arctic
In 2021, the Arctic region saw 7,278 lightning bolts, twice as many as in the previous nine years combined. This is a rare phenomenon.
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Why is the heat getting worse day by day?
Most countries on Earth are likely to experience extreme heat waves every two years by 2030.
Environment
Is the magnetic North Pole shift dangerous to humanity?
The Earth's magnetic north pole continues to shift for reasons that have not been fully explained by science.
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Science warns of disaster 'Icemageddon' accompanied by severe weather
Severe weather for days in Alaska (USA) followed by record low temperatures and downpours has prompted authorities to warn of 'Icemageddon'.
Environment
The 'ghost of the desert' is eating through the ozone layer, making the earth 'difficult to breathe'?
Desert dust - fine and capable of reaching high into the sky like ghosts - has the ability to destroy many pollutants, but also silently causes terrifying effects.
Environment
Introducing the world's first hydrogen-powered ferry
Hydrogen-powered ferries that can carry 75 passengers are environmentally friendly, which can help save the planet from the ill effects of climate change.
Environment
Dust storm like 'doomsday' hits town in Australia
A terrible dust storm hits an Australian town and creates a scene like
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Detected mercury pollution in the deepest part of the ocean
Chinese submersibles discovered large amounts of mercury accumulated in the deepest parts of the ocean, including the Mariana Trench.
Environment
Scientists fear giant Antarctic glacier will break
Scientists fear the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is fracturing and could shatter as easily as a car window.
Environment
Are tornadoes linked to climate change?
Global warming may create favorable conditions for tornadoes, but scientists are cautious about talking about a direct link.
Environment
How does plastic waste move around the Earth?
New NASA graphic shows the path of microplastics around the oceans across the Earth's surface.
Oceanography
West Indies Pacific reef in danger of collapsing
New research warns coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean could disappear completely in the next 50 years if urgent action is not taken.