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Godzilla Sahara dust storm linked to melting Arctic sea ice

A record-breaking Sahara dust storm that spread harmful air pollution across parts of North America in June 2020 was caused by winds linked to melting Arctic sea ice

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sky river

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Rivers of air in the sky are melting huge patches of Antarctic sea ice

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Rare bigfin squid found in Australian waters for the first time

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Rare bigfin squid found in Australian waters for the first time

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Greenland ice sheet

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Arctic sea ice loss could trigger huge levels of extra global warming

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Superstrong sea sponge could help build better spacecraft

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Superstrong sea sponge could help build better spacecraft

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Winter ice in the Bering Sea is doomed to disappear within decades

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Silicon Valley billionaires want to geoengineer the world's oceans

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Silicon Valley billionaires want to geoengineer the world's oceans

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Marine kaleidoscope shows the beauty of coral reefs

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Marine kaleidoscope shows the beauty of coral reefs

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Climate change may kill off nearly all polar bears by 2100

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Climate change may kill off nearly all polar bears by 2100

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Arctic explorers find unusually thin ice as a result of climate change

The biggest ever science expedition to the Arctic found sea ice that was so unusually thin that it could threaten future efforts to study the effects of climate change in the region

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This week’s new questions

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Life

Why icy moons like Europa are our best bet for finding alien life

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Life

The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses

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Life

Newly discovered species found deep in the ocean contains microplastic

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