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• Why Does The Earth Pull On One Side Of The Moon More? Is The Moon Lopsided?

  

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• Stephen Hawking: Humans won't live another 1000 years on Earth

  

  The world’s most celebrated physicist and cosmologist issued a call for humans to “continue to go into space for the future of humanity.”“I don’t think we will survive another 1,000 years without escaping beyond our fragile planet,” Stephen Hawking said while delivering a lecture on the universe and the origins of humans at the Oxford Union debating society on Monday, according to the British newspaper The Independent. Despite the dire warning, Hawking also tried to sound a hopeful note about th..

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• Global Trumpism Seen Harming Efforts to Reduce Climate Pollution

  

  Populism is drawing momentum from environmentalism in the U.S. and Europe, threatening the world’s effort to rein in climate change.Donald Trump’s election in the U.S., the U.K. Independence Party and Marine Le Pen’s ascent in France all represent a break with political leaders who made the environment a priority. All three are skeptical climate change is happening and are resistant to international projects like the United Nations global warming talks.Envoys from more than 190 countries gather..

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• In His Passionate Pro-Science Proposal, Dan Rather Misreads Donald Trump

  

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• Temperatures soar, sea ice hits record lows at North and South Poles

  

  Sea ice levels in both the Arctic and the Antarctic have hit record lows, NASA climate scientists report.The northern record, while bleak, isn’t all that surprising – Arctic sea ice has been on a consistent decline for years. But until recently, Antarctic sea ice was actually expanding. Climate change skeptics have often pointed to ice gain in the Southern Hemisphere, which hit record highs between 2012 and 2014, but now that trend appears to be reversing.“[It] certainly puts the kibosh on ever..

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• Whale spotted in Hudson River for third time in less than a week

  

  Eagle-eyed water watchers spotted a whale in the Hudson River off the Holland Tunnel Sunday, marking the third time in less than a week the bunker-hungry mammal has surfaced in the city's waterways. The Coast Guard warned maritime vessels to watch ...

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• Science Channel Cancels Special After Grisly Pumpkin Cannon Accident

  

  On Sunday, the Science Channel announced that it would not be airing a planned three-hour “Punkin Chunkin” special after an exploding air cannon injured two people, including a video producer who was hospitalized in critical condition. “In light of the unfortunate incident at the Punkin Chunkin event on Nov. 6, Science Channel will not air ‘Punkin Chunkin’ as originally planned,” said a channel spokesperson in a statement. “We are sending our hopes and prayers for a full recovery to the inju..

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• Sea Ice Levels Have Hit Record Lows At Both Poles

  

  Sea ice at both poles is at record lows for this time of year.That might not sound surprising, but it's actually a first. While ice levels in the Arctic have been fairly consistently declining year after year, the Antarctic hasn't seen the same decline. In fact, the amount of Antarctic sea ice hit record highs each year between 2012 and 2014.2015 broke that streak, but that year still saw the 16th highest level of sea ice ever recorded for the Antarctic.SEE MORE: Arctic Sea Ice Is Melting, And ..

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