Seals with funny hats discovered a hidden canyon over a mile deep under Antarctica and scientists want to honor the animals by naming it after them

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A seal with a tracker adhered to its fur sitting in some grass with a rainbow behind it.
In an email to Insider, scientist Clive McMahon called the seals they adhered trackers to heroes.

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2 gas tankers traveled across the Pacific but U-turned just short of the Panama Canal because low water levels have created a traffic jam

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Panama Canal
The Panama Canal.

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Clean energy is the future, but stocks aren't acting like it. Here's why.

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Wind turbines at London Array offshore wind park, North Sea, near England, United Kingdom.
Wind turbines at London Array offshore wind park, North Sea, near England, United Kingdom.

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Could making jokes about the climate crisis make people take it seriously? These scientists think so.

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A man douses flames with a bucket of water
A man douses flames with a bucket of water as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns through his property in Aguanga, California, on Monday.

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Cheesemakers are pushing back against France's strict rules as some say climate change is making it impossible to meet the traditional standards

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Rognaix (French Alps, south-eastern France). Company 'Les caves d'Affinage de Savoie', cheese ripener. Washed-rind Tomme cheeses ripened with beer
Rognaix (French Alps, south-eastern France). Company 'Les caves d'Affinage de Savoie', cheese ripener. Washed-rind Tomme cheeses ripened with beer.

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Montana GOP Senate candidate would be in the top 10 richest lawmakers — and his investments are sure to irk some conservatives

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The GOP's Senate recruit in Montana would fall in the top 10 wealthiest members of Congress if elected.
The GOP's Senate recruit in Montana would fall in the top 10 wealthiest members of Congress if elected.

Tim Sheehy for Montana

America's cities are vying for a hot new title: best place to ride out the coming dystopia

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Once-forgotten cities in the Midwest and Northeast are trying to win people over with the promise of fewer climate-driven floods, fires, and storms.
Once-forgotten cities in the Midwest and Northeast are trying to win people over with the promise of fewer climate-driven floods, fires, and storms.

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Sea turtles laid a record 52,500 nests in Florida but 99% are female

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A baby sea turtle leaves its nest in florida
Most of the baby sea turtles being born in Florida are girls.

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Hedge funds are pouring money into uranium stocks as they bet on a nuclear-powered future

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Nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant

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The verdict is in on how much Texas' heat wave clobbered its economy this summer

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A fire fighter in Texas drinks water in the heat.
A fire fighter in Texas drinks water in the heat.

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