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Category: Science

Dozens of craters are opening up in Siberia and no one knows why

February 27th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Science

Dozens of craters are opening up in Siberia and no one knows why Several large new craters have mysteriously appeared in the remote northern reaches

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New instrument readings show Earth’s climate is warming

February 26th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Our Environment, Science

New instrument readings show Earth’s climate is warming Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and U.C. Berkeley have produced the first direct evidence that human

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A delightful snap of last night’s honey moon

June 14th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Science
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A double rainbow in June

June 4th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Art, Science

A double rainbow can be seen above a field of green on a mid-June day. (Photo: Ulf Bodin, reproduced under a Creative Commons license)

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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the difference between weather and climate

June 1st, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Our Environment, Science

How can scientists understand what’s happening with the Earth’s climate when they can’t accurately predict next week’s weather? In this clip from his show Cosmos,

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We just set a new record for the wettest Feburary-July in greater Seattle…

May 26th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Science

The National Weather Service office in Seattle says we’ve made history: THE RAINFALL TOTAL AT SEATTLE-TACOMA [INTERNATIONAL] AIRPORT WAS 0.22 INCHES SUNDAY. THIS MAKES THE

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A moon of Saturn has a sea, scientists say

April 5th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Science

A moon of Saturn has a sea, scientists say Astronomers believe they have found evidence of the existence of liquid water on a celestial body

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