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Warming Winters Could Thaw Frozen Manure, Polluting U.S. Waters
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Chinese Rover Spots Unusual Glass Beads on Far Side of the Moon
A pair of translucent glass spheres, each measuring over a half-inch thick, have been spotted in an impact crater near the lunar south pole. They’re the first of their kind to ever be discovered on the Moon.
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Feral Hogs Are Causing Irreversible Harm to Salt Marshes
New research shows that feral hogs are hungry wrecking balls in the Southeast’s salt marshes. Their appetite for mussels could end up undoing a key symbiotic relation that keeps marshland intact, right at a time when coastal ecosystems are coming under increasing pressure from climate change. As if we needed any more reasons to fear…
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California’s Megadrought Is Making Water Taste Like Arse
The climate crisis is rendering parts of California downright dangerous with wildfires and extreme heat. To add insult to injury, it’s also making drinking water in some areas literally taste like dirt.