Children Born in Antarctica: Why Argentina and Chile Did It
Eleven children have been born in Antarctica, almost all at Argentine and Chilean bases, as part of symbolic efforts in…
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Fish Usually Can’t Breathe Out of Water Because Their Gills Collapse in Air
Fish usually can’t breathe out of water because their gills are built to extract dissolved oxygen from water, and in…
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Earth Would Start Freezing Within Days If the Sun Vanished, but the Oceans Would Take Far Longer
Earth would go dark after about 8 minutes 20 seconds, and the surface would fall below freezing within days, not…
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Why the Milky Way Smells Like Raspberries and Rum
Space does not literally taste or smell like raspberries and rum to human noses, but astronomers have found a molecule…
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Times Beach Was Abandoned After Dioxin Contamination Made the Town Unsafe
Times Beach, Missouri, is a former town about 17 miles southwest of St. Louis that was abandoned after its roads…
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The Gulf Stream Helps Keep Europe Warm but AMOC Weakening Threatens That
The Gulf Stream helps keep western and northern Europe milder than they would otherwise be, but a true “Europe gets…
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Polar Vortex Splits Can Raise the Odds of Arctic Air Outbreaks
A polar vortex split is a disruption high in the stratosphere that breaks the Arctic polar vortex into two or…
