Forget diamonds—plastic is forever. It takes decades, or even centuries, for plastic to break down, and nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists in some form today.
Fish Have Been Swallowing Microplastics Since the 1950s
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Methane Release Rapidly Increases in the Wake of the Melting Ice Sheets
Ice ages are not that easy to define. It may sound intuitive that an ice age represents a frozen planet, but the truth is often more nuanced than that.
China’s Red Rocks and Rainbow Ridges
The landscape of the Quilian Mountains exhibits layer upon layer of spectacularly colorful rocks.
Langley Scientists Eyeing New Way to Measure Key Climate Indicator
NASA scientists have set out to transform the way the agency measures Earth's energy budget — a key gauge of climate health.
Combining Solar Panels and Lamb Grazing Increases Land Productivity, Study Finds
Solar panels also benefit the welfare of the lambs by providing shade.
Rock and Glass Shards Blanket La Soufriére
Following several explosive eruptions on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, volcanic ash poses myriad hazards in the air and on the ground.
