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Marble Caves: Chile’s ethereal turquoise caverns with ‘mineral ice cream’ on the walls

QUICK FACTS Name: Marble Caves Location: Aysén Region, southern Chile Coordinates: -46.65859921219354, -72.62753285805485 Why it’s incredible: The marble walls reflect the turquoise color of the water in the cave, tinting them blue. The Marble Caves are natural rock formations with curved walls covered in swirling mineral patterns. They sit on the shores of General Carrera […]

Lifestyle & Culture

Trump Reportedly Plans to Let ICE Agents Arrest Immigrants at Schools, Hospitals, Weddings, and Funerals

Donald Trump vowed during his most recent run for office to “carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history,” with JD Vance saying at one point that 1 million people could be deported every year of Trump’s second term, or more than double the amount deported during his entire term the last time […]

Science

As Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melts, an Island Town Rises

Ships float in Aasiaat’s harbor. Vaido Otsar via Wikipedia under CC By-SA 4.0 For the past four summers, a research team from Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory has loaded into a small plane and flown to the town of Aasiaat, on an island of the same name off the western coast of Greenland. The researchers […]

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This dwarf planet might have its very own ice volcano

The dwarf planet Makemake, which chills out in the deep freeze of the outer Solar System, might be home to an ice volcano1. Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription 24,99 € / 30 days cancel any time Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access […]

Politics

Trump’s Mass Deportations: What He Can Actually Do

In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election to a second term as president, attention has turned to his highest-profile campaign promise: the mass deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States. But uncertainty remains about the scope of Trump’s plans. Who exactly does he want to deport? And will he actually be […]