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Continue reading → Plastic 'Trash Islands' Forming In Ocean Garbage Patch Jul 21, 2014 11:45 AM ET // Tia Ghose, LiveScience The Great Pacific Garbage Patch may be developing permanent features, such as trash islands. Mystery of Stone Arch Formation May Be Solved Jul 21, 2014 11:20 AM ET // Charles Choi, LiveScience The bewildering shapes apparently owe their origin in large part to how rock can strengthen when squashed from above. Climate Records Shattered in 2013 Jul 19, 2014 10:00 AM ET // Becky Oskin, LiveScience The planet shattered several climate records in 2013, from greenhouse gases to roasting Arctic heat to extreme storms. Invasive 'Jumping' Earthworm Found in the Midwest Jul 19, 2014 10:00 AM ET // Sheila M. Eldred The invasive species native to Japan and the Korean peninsula is no friend to forests or gardeners. 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