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Discovery News - Earth News
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Earth News looks at rocks, global warming and extreme weather to get the lowdown on what the Earth is trying to tell us.
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Amazon Carbon Map Revolutionizes Sequestration Scheme: Big Pic
A new mapping technique could change how we count the carbon stored in the world's forests.
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The Haiti and New Zealand Quakes: A Fair Comparison?
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck outside of Christchurch on Saturday. While damage to the city was extensive, no one died. Why?
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Magnitude 7.1 Quake Rattles New Zealand
New Zealand's most destructive earthquake in nearly 80 years caused two billion dollars' worth of damage Saturday.
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The Great September Gale and the First Days of Hurricane Science
A New York hurricane in the early 19th Century set off a long debate about the size and shape of such storms.
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Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina
Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina on Friday as it sped up the U.S. East Coast, threatening dangerous waves and riptides across the eastern seaboard.
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Tether Maneuvers Spacecraft Without Fuel
The technology pushes against Earth's magnetic field for propulsion.
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Yellowstone Hot Spot Shreds Ancient Pacific Ocean
A new study has found that the mantle plume that feeds Yellowstone's famous geysers is even more powerful than anyone ever thought.
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Oil Slick Seen From Burning Rig in Gulf of Mexico
All 13 workers escaped into the water, but the rig appeared to be leaking oil.
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East Coast Braces for Hurricane Earl
Hurricane Earl is forcing evacuations along North Carolina's barrier islands as officials prepare for the worst.
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Dissecting Hurricane Earl: Big Pics
Satellites are giving us amazing new looks inside the guts of Hurricane Earl as it bears down on the U.S. coast.
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How Stable Is The West Antarctic Ice Sheet?
A new study shows that the chances of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsing are uncomfortably high.
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NASA Offers New View of Lunar Crater
A new geologic map of Schrodinger Basin on the moon gives a unique glimpse of Luna's distant past.
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Hurricane Earl Looms Over East Coast
Earl, currently a Category 3 hurricane, could make landfall later this week.
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Bacteria Make Gold Nuggets
The finding could help prospectors use biosensors to zero-in on where clumps of the precious metal may lie.
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The Geeks Guide to Hurricane Tracking
The Atlantic hurricane season of 2010 is churning away. Check out how to keep tabs on the latest in storm developments in every imaginable band of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Whale Meat: WHO is it good for?
If concern for whales won't stop some people hunting whales, perhaps concern over their own health will, environmentalists hope.
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Are the Oceans Getting Saltier?
Measuring ocean salinity is a bout a lot more than salt; changes in salinity can help us understand how Earth's climate is changing.
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Emperor Emerald Found in North Carolina: Big Pics
The largest emerald ever found in North America has been discovered on a farm in North Carolina.
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To Eat or To Grow Biofuel: That is the Question
Is biofuel production competing with food production for African land space, or can the two forms of land-use coexist?
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Are volcanic eruptions increasing?
With all the hubbub surrounding recent volcanic eruptions, it's tempting to believe that they are becoming more frequent. Not so, say scientists.
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