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Arctic sea ice dwindling
Scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute say ice in the Arctic Sea is thinning.
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Savanna elephants: 2,000 dead
Since 2006, 2,000 savanna elephants have been killed in and around Chad's Zakouma National Park. Read on >>

Facts about Earth
Repeated catastrophes of worldwide scope, from asteroid impacts to submersion of continents, have taken place over geological time. With these events, again and again, mass extinctions have occurred.
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Jellyfish populations mushroom
Massive jellyfish swarms are transforming fisheries and tourist destinations into veritable jellytoriums, intermittently jammed with these stinging, pulsating, gelatinous creatures. Read on >>

Eruptions in Iceland
Icelandic eruptions are unpredictable and deadly says Texas A&M volcanologist Jay Miller. Read on >>

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Ozone stunting trees
Tree growth is seven percent slower today than the late 1800s, and is expected to decrease another ten percent by the end of the century. A new study says modern-day ground level ozone pollution is the culprit Read on >>

Fish Oil and Fish Extinction
According to a new report, claims that fish oil is great for your health are not well established. And yet, widespread belief in the benefits of fish oil is helping push wild fish populations to the brink. Read on >>

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Alien life on Earth?
Scientists are looking for alien life right here on Earth. They are also wondering how organisms from our planet would fare if transferred to other worlds. Read on >>

European earthworm invasion
An earthworm invasion, spawned by agriculture and fishing, is engulfing forests in the formerly glaciated part in North America — forests that evolved without native earthworms. Read on >>

polar bearPolar bears eating goose eggs
As polar bears adjust to a warming Arctic — a frozen seascape that thaws sooner each spring — they may find relief in an unlikely source: snow goose eggs. Read on >>

Least Sea Ice in 800 years
A new study says there is less ice today in the Fram Strait between Svalbard Island and Greenland than at any time since the 13th century.
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