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Farewell to glaciers: Annual losses to peak mid-century #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Farewell to glaciers: Annual losses to peak mid-century
Scientists set a date for the peak disappearance of glaciers: up to 4,000 could be lost in a single historic year.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Planetary nebula with ethereal wings captured by Hubble #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Planetary nebula with ethereal wings captured by Hubble
Today's Image of the Day from the European Space Agency showcases the striking beauty of the planetary nebula NGC 2899.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Tiny moon Enceladus triggers giant magnetic storms around Saturn #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Tiny moon Enceladus triggers giant magnetic storms around Saturn
Enceladus’s geysers power vast electromagnetic wave systems that redistribute energy throughout Saturn’s magnetosphere.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Microscopic ear cells are key to maintaining balance #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Microscopic ear cells are key to maintaining balance
Researchers discover how much inner-ear damage it takes to affect balance, showing why small declines can trigger major symptoms.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Your weight today could impact dementia risk later in life #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Your weight today could impact dementia risk later in life
Extra body weight may raise the risk of dementia later in life, as researchers identify blood pressure as a major pathway to brain health.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Frog love songs get sexier as pond temperatures rise #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Frog love songs get sexier as pond temperatures rise
Frog mating calls change with temperature and may signal when ponds are safe for breeding, offering insight into climate change.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Two common drugs can reverse scarring due to liver fibrosis #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Two common drugs can reverse scarring due to liver fibrosis
Two common drugs reverse liver fibrosis in mice, challenging the idea of irreversible damage, with clinical potential.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Tracking ocean debris from space may soon become reality #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Tracking ocean debris from space may soon become reality
Scientists created a large open database that uses light patterns to help satellites detect plastic in oceans more accurately from space.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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What scientists found beneath Antarctica’s thinning ice #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
What scientists found beneath Antarctica’s thinning ice
A process has been discovered beneath the Antarctic ice that could weaken carbon sequestration and accelerate climate change.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Quick eye movements help the brain map the world in 3D #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Quick eye movements help the brain map the world in 3D
Motion created by eye movements helps the brain judge distance and movement in 3D space, offering new insights into how stable vision works.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Sea turtles are nesting earlier, but laying fewer eggs #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Sea turtles are nesting earlier, but laying fewer eggs
A 17-year study shows that warmer oceans and falling food supply are causing sea turtles to nest earlier but lay fewer eggs.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Scientists create glowing wax moths to study infections #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Scientists create glowing wax moths to study infections
Engineered wax moth larvae may become a fast, low-cost way to study infections and screen new drugs before testing in mammals.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Earliest clues to food allergies may appear in a baby’s first year #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Earliest clues to food allergies may appear in a baby’s first year
Early-life exposures - including eczema and antibiotic use - may influence whether children develop food allergies later in life.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Half of the world’s key grazing land may be lost this century #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Half of the world’s key grazing land may be lost this century
Up to half of grazing lands could be unusable by 2100 as climate change reshapes temperature and rainfall patterns critical for livestock.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Why some people feel responsible for nature – and others don’t #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Why some people feel responsible for nature – and others don’t
A new study in Japan shows that people value nature in three distinct ways - intrinsic, relational, and instrumental.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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Small time shifts on Mars could have big impacts on navigation #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Small time shifts on Mars could have big impacts on navigation
Clocks on Mars now tick slightly faster than clocks on Earth, and scientists have measured exactly how much time they gain. Left uncorrected, that steady difference would gradually throw off navigation, scientific timestamps, and daily schedules for future crews. Pinning down Mars time At a fixed surface reference, the new analysis found Mars gains 477
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February 13, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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Archaeologists believe they have found Marsmanda, the medieval “city of iron” #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Archaeologists believe they have found Marsmanda, the medieval “city of iron”
A high-altitude city in Uzbekistan with fortifications and iron workshops may match Marsmanda, revising Silk Road history.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Scientists may have found a way to relieve chronic pain without addiction #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Scientists may have found a way to relieve chronic pain without addiction
Gene therapy achieves relief from chronic pain without opioids or addiction in a revolutionary breakthrough.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Controversy that has divided quantum physics since 1927 is finally settled #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Controversy that has divided quantum physics since 1927 is finally settled
A single trapped atom has been used to carry out Einstein’s proposed test of the double-slit experiment, a challenge he believed could expose a flaw in quantum mechanics by measuring its recoil The laboratory result was decisive: any attempt to track a particle’s path destroys the interference pattern, confirming Niels Bohr’s claim that wave-like and
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February 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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This small biomarker could warn you well before your heart suffers major damage #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
This small biomarker could warn you well before your heart suffers major damage
After years of type 2 diabetes, changes inside red blood cells cause them to damage blood vessels rather than simply transport oxygen. That late change means a routine blood test could flag rising heart disease risk before a person feels any warning signs or discomfort. Spotting these dangers early allows for a greater chance of
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February 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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Climate change in the US impacts each state differently #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Climate change in the US impacts each state differently
If you look at one national average temperature line, it’s easy to come away with a simple story: the United States is warming, end of discussion. But a new study argues that the real story is messier. The researchers say many states are warming in ways that don’t show up clearly if you only track
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February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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New portable invention detects space particles around you #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
New portable invention detects space particles around you
A portable detector the size of a cookie box reveals in real time the cosmic particles that pass through your body every second.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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Chinese scientists recreate Einstein’s 1927 quantum proposal #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Chinese scientists recreate Einstein’s 1927 quantum proposal
Scientists test Einstein’s quantum challenge with one atom, directly measuring when photon paths erase interference stripes.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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One of Earth’s saltiest ocean regions is rapidly freshening #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
One of Earth’s saltiest ocean regions is rapidly freshening
Climate change is rapidly freshening one of Earth’s saltiest ocean regions in the Southern Indian Ocean, potentially disrupting circulation.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Living organisms emit light invisible to the eye #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Living organisms emit light invisible to the eye
Scientists detect a faint glow in mice that disappears after death and suggest that humans also emit light.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM