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Nat Geo explorer looking for sharks gets a rare close-up of a Bryde's whale feeding
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (309+ words) Shared ocean habitat is part of what makes the clip so striking. While Bertie Gregory set out to find sharks, he wound up capturing an entirely different predator on film." In Hammerhead Sharks Up Close, a Sharkfest installment, Gregory is…...
Tiny fossil teeth show the world's most abundant deep-sea fish swam warm seas 55 million years ago
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (514+ words) The discovery could help scientists better understand how marine species respond to a warmer planet. Scientists have traced the fish genus Cyclothone much further back in time by studying tiny teeth preserved in seafloor sediments." According to Yale News, the…...
Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil sat unnoticed for 40 years before a scientist spotted it
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (312+ words) Scientists have now identified a bone gathered in Antarctica in 1985 as the continent's earliest recognized dinosaur fossil. Only after nearly four decades in storage did researchers realize it belonged to a dinosaur." The specimen was collected on the Antarctic Peninsula…...
White roofs and parks can cool cities, but study in Spain warns about future heating
1+ week, 4+ day ago (408+ words) Cities can mitigate some warming by expanding parks and using white roofs, but a study from Barcelona indicates that these steps will still fall short as Earth's warming intensifies. Even where those cooling measures work, the researchers found, projected late-century…...
First-ever deep-sea footage captures a 'living fossil' goblin shark at 6, 560 feet
1+ week, 6+ day ago (351+ words) "I never thought we'd see one alive." Scientists have gotten their first look at an extremely rare goblin shark alive in its own habitat, moving through dark water nearly 6, 560 feet beneath the ocean's surface. According to a report from Live…...
Ozone-protecting substances are quietly raining a PFAS 'forever chemical' onto Earth
3+ week, 2+ day ago (490+ words) "It is widespread, highly persistent, and levels are increasing." A chemical introduced into the atmosphere to help protect the ozone layer may have created a different environmental concern." Scientists have said some of the substitute gases have created "forever chemicals…...
Fervo's 42 GW geothermal push hits a Western grid bottleneck, but a workaround is emerging
3+ week, 3+ day ago (396+ words) Fervo Energy, a developer of next-generation geothermal power projects, is running into a growing challenge: limited transmission infrastructure that could make it more difficult to deliver its electricity to customers. According to Utility Dive, Fervo, an enhanced geothermal company that…...
Why the U. S. gets more tornadoes than anywhere else on Earth, and why Tornado Alley is moving
3+ week, 6+ day ago (413+ words) "Really makes you wanna make your home out of cardboard." A quick Tik Tok lesson on tornado science is spreading rapidly, just like its subject matter, as severe weather continues to dominate headlines across the country. The viral video focuses…...
Residents sue over $17 billion Georgia data center slated for major groundwater recharge area
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) Even if the court does not ultimately halt Project Sail, the case could still have an important effect. Georgia residents are pushing back against a proposed data center development in a move that could help protect local wetlands, water supplies,…...
Expert debunks misleading claim about fossil fuels circulating online: 'The facts and data are clearly presented"
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (455+ words) The claim originates from the head of social media at The Free Press, which is run by Bari Weiss. While over 99% of peer-reviewed climate science papers agree that humans are the primary driver of rising global temperatures, many people still…...