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Deep-sea mining could find rare elements for smartphones — but will it destroy rare species?

by Alessandra Potenza
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NASA photos of Puerto Rico show how Maria wiped out power on the island

by Loren Grush
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Toxic waste seeps from a Houston Superfund site after Harvey's floods

by Alessandra Potenza
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Almost 300 marine species hitched a ride on tsunami debris from Japan to the US

by Alessandra Potenza
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California might ban internal combustion engines to meet emissions targets

by Zac Estrada

Puerto Rico after the storm: what we know about its hurricane recovery

by Rachel Becker and Loren Grush
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Warm waters tripled the amount of ice lost in these Antarctic glaciers — and that's bad for sea level rise

by Alessandra Potenza
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An iceberg four times the size of Manhattan broke off a glacier in Antarctica

by Alessandra Potenza
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After Hurricane Maria, what will it take to turn Puerto Rico's power back on?

by Rachel Becker
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Hurricane Maria has left all of Puerto Rico without power

by Angela Chen

Mexico's back-to-back earthquakes, explained by a seismologist

by Rachel Becker
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Three at-risk species are now protected under the Endangered Species Act

by Alessandra Potenza
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Hurricane Maria headed for Puerto Rico after hitting Dominica

by Angela Chen

Trump's Interior Department recommends shrinking the borders of six national monuments

by Rachel Becker
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Excess pollution from diesel cars leads to 5,000 premature deaths a year in Europe

by Alessandra Potenza
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How a photographer snapped this tragic photo of a seahorse lugging a Q-tip

by Alessandra Potenza
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Snow leopards are no longer endangered, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe

by Alessandra Potenza
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The race against heat

by Josh Dzieza
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Fires, heat waves, and hurricanes: why this summer's extreme weather is here to stay

by Alessandra Potenza
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Hurricane Irma probably dug up some sea turtle nests and you definitely shouldn't touch them

by Rachel Becker

Irma leaves 5.8 million in Florida without power as it heads toward Atlanta

by Angela Chen

Bats crash into buildings because smooth surfaces trick their echolocation

by Alessandra Potenza
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How NASA is preparing for Irma at its most important Florida spaceport

by Loren Grush
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Irma is the first storm to sustain 185 mph winds for over a day

by Angela Chen

Hurricane Irma: all the news on one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the Atlantic

by Rachel Becker, Angela Chen, and 6 others

SpaceX launches Air Force’s spaceplane just before Hurricane Irma reaches Florida

by Loren Grush
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Trump's budget cuts would hinder the people who protect us from hurricanes

by Alessandra Potenza
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There are now three hurricanes to worry about in the Atlantic

by Angela Chen

Why do hurricanes have names?

by Angela Chen
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How to be prepared for a hurricane

by Dani Deahl
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Irma is now one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic

by Alessandra Potenza
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Creepy Antarctic sea creatures will suffer in even slightly warmer waters

by Alessandra Potenza
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