“Hundreds of old cypresses guard the perimeter of Lake Camécuaro and its turquoise-colored, crystal clear water,” Javier Eduardo Alvarez writes of this photo he made of the small Mexican lake, popular for its picturesque beauty. “This place is magical.”

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Submitted on August 19th 2016 by TNY with 1 comments

Scientist Peter Wadhams believes the summer ice cover at the north pole is about to disappear, triggering even more rapid global warming

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Submitted on August 23rd 2016 by montyHall

There have been many examples of animal abuse for entertainment and commercial use all over the world. But animal cruelty in China tends to be getting more outrageous. Every year, approximately 10 million animals are killed for various reasons in the country. Of course, it’s not new that innocent animals are slowly tortured, beaten to death, or boiled alive. Some animals are used for their fur and often sold and shipped to other countries for use in clothing, while other creatures are slaughtered to be placed on restaurants’ menus.

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Submitted on August 19th 2016 by geoleo with 4 comments

Despite the cruise ship that’s now plowing through a melting Arctic, or the wildfires that have consumed parts of North America, and devastating drought that's stricken in East Africa, it can still be easy to ignore sometimes that our climate is rapidly changing. But 2016 has been a remarkable year for record-breaking temperatures, and even in the midst of it, July stands out as the hottest month of all. On Wednesday, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that July was the hottest month ever recorded on our planet, since modern record-keeping began in 1880.

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Submitted on August 18th 2016 by geoleo

Inside the weirdly deep, surprisingly fraught field of fish pain.

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Submitted on August 23rd 2016 by rexall

Tuesday, August 16, seen from across the Delaware River in Camden, New Jersey.

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Submitted on August 19th 2016 by jcscher

Although rechargeable batteries in smartphones, cars and tablets can be charged again and again, they don't last forever. Old batteries often wind up in landfills or incinerators, potentially harming the environment. And valuable materials remain locked inside.

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Submitted on August 23rd 2016 by Devang

Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have recently uncovered a pyramid-shaped mausoleum that's over 3,000-years-old, making it older than some - but not all - of Egypt’s pyramids.

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Submitted on August 21st 2016 by kxh

Scientists have confirmed that thousands of pristine blue lakes have appeared on the ice sheets of East Antarctica, and it’s got them very worried.

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Submitted on August 22nd 2016 by geoleo

Lost in Light, a short film on how light pollution affects the view of the night skies. Shot mostly in California, the movie shows how the view gets progressively better as you move away from the lights.

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Submitted on August 21st 2016 by CatLady

Travelling down the Klarälven River in Sweden, for one week, on a log raft.

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Submitted on August 21st 2016 by gladsdotter with 1 comments

Located on a 3,000-meter-high ridge in the Alps. One of many artifacts, including mummified soldiers. Check out the source of more info.

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Submitted on August 23rd 2016 by TNY

Molecules derived from jellyfish may lead to a new generation of energetically efficient lasers that could improve everything from communications to medical procedures

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Submitted on August 22nd 2016 by kxh

On a 650-mile trek, two adventurers faced danger and hardship—and saw how development could spoil an American icon. By Kevin Fedarko. Photographs by Pete McBride.

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Submitted on August 19th 2016 by gladsdotter

A microscopic parasite is ravaging the fish population of the Yellowstone River in Montana prompting state officials to ban water-based recreation along a 183-mile stretch of the river and all of its tributaries.

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Submitted on August 23rd 2016 by Appaloosa with 2 comments

SkyGlowProject

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Submitted on August 23rd 2016 by AdelleChattre

A new science, astrochronology, could finally fix precise dates for key events in prehistory using traces of violent solar storms preserved by trees

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Submitted on August 21st 2016 by CatLady with 3 comments

Rising sea levels have eroded Shishmaref for many years. Now, the Inupiat Eskimo village has voted to move

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Submitted on August 18th 2016 by jcscher with 1 comments and with 2 Related Links:

1. Bracing Ourselves for the Climate Tipping Point. By Eric Holthaus Added by AdelleChattre on August 22nd 2016.

2. Historic Flood Event in Louisiana From 20-30 Inches of Rain. By Jeff Masters and Bob Henson (Aug. 14, 2016) Added by AdelleChattre on August 22nd 2016.

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Submitted on August 24th 2016 by Appaloosa