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Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warms

Antarctica is the world’s great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth’s climate system is largely powered by the annual freeze and melt of millions of square kilometres of sea ice around the continent.

While more than 80% of the ocean has never been explored by humans, scientists in the Bounty Trough, New Zealand, are making a significant turning point. The post Scientists In New Zealand Have Discovered More Than 100 New Species, Including From Unseen Genus first appeared on Bored Panda.

Imagine diving deep down a lake, as deep as 80 mts, only to find crystal-clear visibility! Yes, a dive down this lake is as good as the visibility that ones gets with distilled water (80 mts). Here, we take you to the Blue Lake, set in New Zealand's South Island.…

The iwi-owned aquaculture facility will cover nearly 300 hectares between Coromandel and Waiheke, reports Andrew Bevin

Viewed from the Voyager 1 space probe as it passed beyond the edge of the solar system, Earth and Venus might not look too different – same diameter, similar mass and distance from the Sun.

Some parts of the country exceeded normal daily maximum temperatures for the peak of summer

A change in our three-year La Niña weather pattern will turn the tables on our summer – but don't think El Niño isn't also without its issues.

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