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Scientists are 'gobsmacked' by strange reversals in deep-ocean currents
The speed and direction of deep currents off Mozambique’s coast are more subject to change than scientists expected.
32 weird ways to fight climate change that just might work
From "MooLoos" to painting mountains, these silly scientific suggestions could actually help with climate change.
Scientists confirm there are 40 huge craters at the bottom of Lake Michigan
Researchers recently surveyed the bottom of Lake Michigan after spotting strange circles on the lakebed in 2022. New observations show the circles are craters, but how they formed remains unclear.
Nazaré: The big-wave surfer's paradise born out of the largest underwater canyon in Europe
Every year, record-seeking surfers and spectators descend on the small Portuguese town of Nazaré for the "big wave" season, when water can surge up to 100 feet (30 meters) tall.
'People should not be there': 'Unsurvivable' 20-foot storm surge predicted as ferocious Hurricane Helene heads to Florida
Hurricane Helene has been intensifying with the help of unprecedentedly warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico and is now barreling toward Florida.
Experts predicted way more hurricanes this year — here's the weird reason we're 'missing' storms
Here's one reason why the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has had such few storms.
Deep below the Arctic Ocean, some plants have adapted to photosynthesize in almost near darkness
Plants found to photosynthesize 160 feet beneath the surface of the Arctic Ocean offer tantalizing prospects for the future.
Bizarre polar vortex over Antarctica delayed ozone hole opening, scientists say
The Antarctic ozone hole usually starts forming in early August, but rare warming events and a strangely elongated polar vortex this year may have delayed its arrival.
