Nearly 12,000 new viruses found in deep-sea metal mining zone of the Pacific Ocean
Chinese scientists found 11,742 viruses in seabed sediments of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, home to vast metal nodule deposits.
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El Niño has intensified since the start of the Industrial Revolution — what a new analysis showed
Powerful El Niño phases have become notably more frequent since the industrial era began, and the overlap with anthropogenic warming looks no coincidence.
Scientists explained why Antarctica unexpectedly gained ice
Despite global warming, Antarctica's ice sheet suddenly gained mass in 2021–2023, reversing its usual loss trend.