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October 21, 2015

Deadly coral diseases surge near dredging sites

In a first study of its kind, researchers have linked dredging to increased sickness in nearby coral reefs.

October 21, 2015

Big solar step: Super-efficient system sets record

A new world record is making the future of solar energy look pretty bright.

October 21, 2015

Researchers surprised by levels of harmful ozone found in northern Colorado mountains

Researchers say they're surprised by how much harmful ozone and ozone-causing chemicals are drifting into the Colorado mountains from urban and rural areas below.

October 21, 2015

Mysterious earthen rings predate Amazon rainforest

A series of square, straight and ringlike ditches scattered throughout the Bolivian and Brazilian Amazon were there before the rainforest existed, a new study finds

October 21, 2015

Pollution from Asia strengthening storms in North America, study finds

Pollution from China's coal-burning power plants is pumping up winter storms over the northwest Pacific Ocean and changing North America's weather, a new study finds.

October 21, 2015

Thousands of sinkholes surround the dying Dead Sea

You'll find shells on the shores of many bodies of water; on the banks of the Dead Sea, you'll find sinkholes, and more than 3,000 of them at that.

October 21, 2015

'Magic' mushrooms in Royal Garden: What is Fly Agaric?

Hallucinogenic mushrooms are perhaps the last thing you'd expect to find growing in the Queen of England's garden.

October 21, 2015

Google engineers say renewable energy won’t solve climate change

Can climate change be solved with technologies like wind and solar energy? No, it can’t, according to a new report by two Google engineers, published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

October 21, 2015

US outlines climate plan ahead of New York Summit

With the U.N. Climate Summit set to kick off in New York on Sept. 23, the U.S. has outlined its plan for a possible global climate agreement.

October 21, 2015

Mysterious disease turning sea stars to goo

A mysterious disease that has turned hundreds of starfish into limp lumps of goo along both the East and West coasts in recent months could potentially induce a cascade of other ecological effects in tidal systems, researchers say.