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Eric Niiler

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Subzero Science

Scientists Are Defrosting Britain's Frozen Antarctic Base

Nov 3, 2017 8:00 AM

Weather

Scientists Are Betting on Yet Another Warm Winter

Oct 23, 2017 7:00 AM

Space

Lunar Scientists Want to Hitch a Ride on the Next US Moonshot

Oct 16, 2017 7:00 AM

Climate Change

Heating Dirt Could Cause a Runaway Rise in Carbon Emissions

Oct 6, 2017 12:45 PM

Public Health

Puerto Rico’s Slow-Motion Medical Disaster

Sep 29, 2017 9:00 AM

Green Energy

Can This Tesla Alum Build the World’s Greenest Battery?

Sep 26, 2017 9:00 AM

Earthquakes

The United States Needs an Earthquake Warning System Already

Sep 20, 2017 3:54 PM

The Cleanup

Where Do They Put All That Toxic Hurricane Debris?

Sep 17, 2017 7:00 AM

Disasters

Antarctica Is Looking for a Few Good Firefighters

Sep 13, 2017 7:00 AM

Disasters

How Climate Change Fueled Hurricane Harvey

Aug 29, 2017 12:45 PM

Eclipse

How Will California's Solar Grid React to the Eclipse?

Aug 17, 2017 11:00 AM

Ecology

Plankton 'Mucus Houses' Could Pull Microplastics From the Sea

Aug 16, 2017 2:00 PM

Sports

Brain Trauma Scientists Turn Their Attention to Soccer

Jul 27, 2017 7:00 AM

Space

What's Next for the ISS? Hell if NASA Knows

Jul 20, 2017 8:00 AM

Climate Change

Thanks, Climate Change: Extreme Heat Waves Will Keep on Grounding Planes

Jul 13, 2017 5:30 AM

Defense

The Pentagon Ponders the Threat of Synthetic Bioweapons

Jul 10, 2017 7:00 AM

Space

Pentagon ‘Space Corps’ Plan Leaves Earth Science in the Dust

Jun 28, 2017 11:00 AM

Public Health

This Sniff Tech Could Protect Police From Synthetic Opioids

Jun 20, 2017 7:00 AM

Weather

The US Lags Behind in Meteorology. Under Trump, It May Get Worse

May 23, 2017 2:19 PM

Genetic Modification

Oxitec Pioneered the GM Mosquito. Up Next? Moths, of Course

May 10, 2017 8:00 AM