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Scientists Suggest That Igniting Oil Spills to Create Fire Tornadoes Might Actually Be Good for the Oceans - Futurism
science 2026/02/21 20:00:00

Scientists Suggest That Igniting Oil Spills to Create Fire Tornadoes Might Actually Be Good for the Oceans - Futurism

A bold new experiment probed whether controlled fire tornadoes could be an effective tool for cleaning up oil spills.

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Seismic scars reveal a previously unknown and dangerous fault line - Earth.com
science 2026/02/21 19:30:00

Seismic scars reveal a previously unknown and dangerous fault line - Earth.com

Scientists find seismic scars in Brzegi, Poland and warn that the actual risk from an unknown fault line is much greater than believed.

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US officials dumped thousands of barrels of toxic waste into the ocean, and now they are leaking - Earth.com
science 2026/02/21 19:30:00

US officials dumped thousands of barrels of toxic waste into the ocean, and now they are leaking - Earth.com

The US dumped thousands of barrels into the Pacific; current chemical leaks are affecting deep-sea habitats.

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Cosmic curveball: Distant system challenges planet-formation theory - Phys.org
science 2026/02/21 19:10:01

Cosmic curveball: Distant system challenges planet-formation theory - Phys.org

An international team of astronomers has discovered a distant planetary system that challenges long-standing theories of how planets form. Across our galaxy, astronomers routinely observe a characteristic pattern in planetary systems: rocky planets orbiting c…

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Scientists Discover Fossils of a Dagger-Toothed Sea Monster in Morocco That Ruled the Oceans Before the Asteroid Hit - The Daily Galaxy
science 2026/02/21 17:45:00

Scientists Discover Fossils of a Dagger-Toothed Sea Monster in Morocco That Ruled the Oceans Before the Asteroid Hit - The Daily Galaxy

A remarkable fossil found in Morocco shows that Late Cretaceous oceans were filled with giant predators unlike today’s marine ecosystems.

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This Ocean Is Losing Salt at Unprecedented Speed, And It Might Just Turn Our Climate Plans Upside Down - The Daily Galaxy
science 2026/02/21 17:45:00

This Ocean Is Losing Salt at Unprecedented Speed, And It Might Just Turn Our Climate Plans Upside Down - The Daily Galaxy

An unexpected change is sweeping through one of the world’s largest oceans, a shift that scientists are describing as “astonishing.”

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