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A New Bureau Will Oversee Both Offshore Drilling and Seabed Mining
The Trump administration is creating a new office that critics say could weaken the environmental oversight of oil drilling and…
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China Publishes Maps Detailing Minerals on the Ocean Floor
A research arm of the Chinese government said it had published an atlas of deep-sea mineral deposits, highlighting Beijing’s ambitions…
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Mysterious “golden orb” found in ocean depths off Alaska in 2023 is finally identified
Scientists have solved the mystery of a “golden orb” found thousands of feet underwater by researchers from the National Oceanic…
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Why Diesel Has Become a Much Bigger Economic Problem Than Gasoline
The price of diesel has risen much more quickly than gasoline as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has choked global…
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Wildfires in Georgia Destroy Homes and Set Off Evacuations
Wildfires raging across the Southeastern United States have destroyed dozens of homes and prompted some communities to evacuate, officials said.…
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On Earth Day, House Votes to Narrow Endangered Species Protections
House Republicans had big plans for Earth Day this year: They would pass a bill to narrow protections for endangered…
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Salmon exposed to cocaine swim almost twice as far as those without, study shows
Salmon exposed to cocaine in the water swim longer distances than those that go without, according to a study released…
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Dark Skies and Dark Energy Converge in West Texas
Two billion years after the cosmos banged into existence, a mysterious force known as dark energy began shoving space outward,…
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Olafur Eliasson Uses Art and Sound to Raise Climate Awareness in Utah
Olafur Eliasson shook up the contemporary art scene in 2003 when he installed a glowing replica of the sun inside…
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The Vienna Climate Biennale Contrasts Chaos with Hope
In 1982, the artist Margot Pilz brought a beach to a Baroque square in Vienna. For a few weeks during…
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