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The U.S. Science Support Program provided financial support for U.S. participants in the workshop, while Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), European Consortium for Ocean ...

It sounds like science fiction, but the "Silurian Hypothesis," a fascinating thought experiment proposed by prominent scientists, dares us to consider just that. This article dives into this ...

Next, turn the magazine over, to the side with the browner Earth. Elizabeth Kolbert looks to a new normal of “sunny-day flooding,” when high tide will send water gushing across low-lying U.S ...