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Madeline Reyes
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Millions in Coastal Communities at Risk of Major Flood Damage
Hundreds of millions of people live only a few feet above sea level and are at the gravest risk from rising sea levels due to climate change.
Coelacanths May Live Nearly a Century, Much Longer Than Researchers Expected
The giant, deep-sea fish coelacanths from millions of years ago is still alive today, and can live for up to a century long.
Mystery of Dimming Betelgeuse Solved
Turns out space can get dusty too.
Scientists Uncover Mass Die-Off of Sharks
Researchers are racing to figure out why more than 70% of the shark population died off 19 million years ago.
Fiery Past Sheds Light on Future of Climate Change
Atmosphere-cooling aerosols were much more prevalent years ago than previously thought, protecting the planet's surface from harmful greenhouse gas effects.
Lifestyle of Amazonian Tribe May Hold Key to Slowing Down Aging
Members of the Tsimane tribe in the Bolivian Amazon have the healthiest cardiovascular systems of any recorded population, which in turn increases their brains' resilience to aging and atrophy.
Study: $8.1 Billion in Damages From Hurricane Sandy Linked to Climate Change
Climate change caused by human activities has been linked to a tremendous amount of destruction in communities worldwide. Scientists in a new study say they have, for the first time, put a dollar amount on the coastal storm destruction linked to human-caused environmental changes, finding that sea level rise was responsible for $8.1 billion of damages from Hurricane Sandy.
Scientists Uncover More Secrets of Elusive Extinct Marine Reptile
New technology has allowed paleontologists to identify five more fossils of the rare Besanosaurus hidden right in their own museums.