Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year
Surface temperatures are heading toward levels that many scientists believe will pose a threat to both the natural world and to human civilization.
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Fishing for Clues to Solve Namibia’s Fairy Circle Mystery
The new study suggests that both termites and plants may be jointly responsible for forming fairy circle landscapes in Namibia.
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Most Primate Species Threatened With Extinction, Scientists Find
From gorillas to gibbons, a wide-ranging survey finds that the world’s primates are in steep decline.
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How Zoo Animals Learn to Help Take Care of Themselves
Zoo animals require care that emphasizes their welfare if people want them to have long lives like Colo, the gorilla that just died at 60 in Ohio.
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Credit How 2016 Became Earth’s Hottest Year on Record
2016 is the hottest year on the historical record and the third consecutive record-breaking year, scientists say.
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CreditGabriella Demczuk for The New York Times Scott Pruitt, Testifying to Lead E.P.A., Criticizes Environmental Rules
Mr. Pruitt, Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the E.P.A., offered his vision of a more restrained agency at his confirmation hearing.
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CreditChristopher Capozziello for The New York Times Metal Detectorists Help Archaeologists Dig Up a Secret History
An unconventional alliance between scientists and those often considered to be looters has begun to shed light on a tribe’s history and a 17-century war in Connecticut.
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CreditNASA They Walked on the Moon
Eugene A. Cernan, who died on Monday at the age of 82, was the last of a dozen men to leave footprints on the moon. He did so almost 45 years ago. Here is a look at the 12 astronauts who walked on the lunar surface.
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CreditKo Sasaki for The New York Times The Stem-Cell Revolution Is Coming — Slowly
Where are the miracle treatments we were promised? A Nobel Prize-winning scientist explains.
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CreditRobert W. McGregor Eight Crossings and 192 Atoms Long: the Tightest Knot Ever Tied
Researchers tied a complicated knot at the molecular level, which could be used to make materials in the future that are stronger, lighter and more flexible.
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Credit Venus Smiled, With a Mysterious Wave Across Its Atmosphere
Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft detected what scientists called a gravity wave above the solar system’s second planet, but it hasn’t been seen since.
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CreditZoe Della Vedova For the First Time, a Ruby Sea Dragon Flaunts in Front of the Camera
Scientists observed the bright red sea creatures in the waters off Western Australia with the help of a remotely operated vehicle.
