Explore Our Changing Planet

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, which is a substance found in every living cell on Earth. ...
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In this episode, you will learn how climate change is impacting one of our countries most ...
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Bark beetles are native to North America. They are about the size of a grain of rice. They've ...
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Trees contain some of nature's most accurate evidence of the past. Their growth layers, appearing ...
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It turns out that snakes are the most feared of any animal on Earth. Reptiles have had a consistently ...
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Climate change is having a major impact on many infectious diseases. In some cases, warmer ...
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As the Earth system warms due to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the ...
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As the Earth's atmosphere warms due to rising levels of greenhouse gases, our oceans are warming ...
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As the Earth system warms due to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the ...
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As the Earth system warms due to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, observations ...
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Black carbon contributes to global warming in two ways. When in the atmosphere, it absorbs ...
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The dramatic increase in atmospheric CO2 in the past few decades has resulted in a startling ...
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The delicate balance of life and environment which sustains coral reefs globally is under threat. ...
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As the ocean warms, it will also expand in volume, causing sea level to rise. ...
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What will happen to crops, as Earth's temperature rises and soils dry out because of changing ...
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Satellite observations of lake temperatures at many lakes show that lakes are warming ...
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As Arctic sea ice melts, the fresh water released may impact the global ocean circulation ...
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Year Without a Summer"?
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Subduction zonexSubduction zone : Subduction is the process of the oceanic lithosphere colliding with and descending beneath the continental lithosphere.
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Research Highlights
Tiny variations in the isotopic composition of silver in meteorites and Earth rocks are helping scientists put together a timetable of how our planet was assembled, beginning 4.568 billion years ago. Results...
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