The Great Salt Lake is becoming a toxic bowl of dust — it may also contain the answer to a greener future

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The Great Salt Lake During a Drought Hitting its Lowest Water Level in Recorded History
The Great Salt Lake has had record-low water levels in recent years.

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Human bones unearthed from a German cave have altered the timeline of ancient human history

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Researchers extracted ancient human bone fragments from the Ilsenhöhle cave in Ranis, Germany.

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A lone stingray mysteriously became pregnant in an aquarium. Scientists now think a male shark could be responsible.

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Beware: The Apple Vision Pro may rewire our brains in unexpected ways

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Wolves in the Chernobyl radiation zone developing resistance to cancer, says study

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L: The reactor No. 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, covered with a sarcophagus. R: A wolf crosses a road in a forest in the 30 km (19 miles) exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor near the abandoned village of Dronki, Belarus.
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How the mystery of electricity helped 18-year-old Mary Shelley create 'Frankenstein'

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Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse put a twist on a classic in 'Lisa Frankenstein.'

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Atlantic Ocean currents may be on the verge of collapse, which could plunge Europe into a deep freeze, a new study shows

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The Greenland Ice Sheet could cause Atlantic Ocean currents to shut down.

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A 13-year-old found a 5-million-year-old fossil, and now there's a new species of walrus named in his honor

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Forrest Sheperd as a teenager walking on the beach near where he found an ancient walrus skull.

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25 award-winning photos from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest show the beauty and fragility of animals in the wild

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An Adélie penguin approaches an emperor penguin and its chick during feeding time in Antarctica's Atka Bay.
Location: Atka Bay, Antarctica.

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There's another missing submersible: A $3.6 million vessel mysteriously disappeared near Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier'

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A submersible floating next to ice in the Antarctic ocean
The Ran submersible navigates icy waters to explore huge glaciers.

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