Newsletter #63 State Of The Planet Earth - 2018-10-11

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If you love articles about Nature and Earth, this page is for you. Happy reading!

Winning our photo contest changed these photographers' lives: Sarah Polger

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From international interviews to social media glory, find out how these photographers’ lives changed after winning top prize.

Why Siberian huskies have those brilliant baby blues: Kitson Jazynka

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Why do huskies have blue eyes? Researchers find genetic clues to the dogs' unusual eye color.

‘The Science Guy’ explains a solar-powered space sail: Bill Nye

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An early astronomer’s dream was to sail on ‘the breezes of heaven.’ Bill Nye says today’s reality—set for launch this year—is a sail powered by photons.

12 must-do experiences in Atlantic Canada: Lola Augustine Brown

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Four unique provinces on Canada’s east coast offer remote and rugged parks, sublime beaches, and vibrant cities full of heart and character.

The 10 best sunrise and sunset spots in National Parks:

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Greet the day—or bid it farewell—at these classic sites.

'Alarming' level of microplastics found in a major U.S. river: Sarah Gibbens

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Scientists describe the biodiverse Tennessee River as an “underwater rain forest,” but plastic may put the ecosystem in jeopardy.

9 countries and the EU protected the Arctic Ocean before the ice melts: Craig Welch

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Climate change is so quickly melting the far north that key nations just agreed to prohibit commercial fishing in the high seas of the Arctic for at least 16 years.

Europe's most active volcano is sliding into the sea: Robin George Andrews

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The first underwater measurements of Mount Etna's motion indicate that gravity is taking the fiery mountain for a wild ride.

Beach clean-up study shows global scope of plastic pollution: Laura Parker

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What items retrieved from beaches tell us about trash.

A running list of how President Trump is changing environmental policy: Michael Greshko, Laura Parker, Brian Clark Howard, Daniel Stone

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The Trump administration has promised vast changes to U.S. science and environmental policy—and we’re tracking them here as they happen.