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One of the world’s richest biodiversity hot spots is Peru’s Madre de Dios, a region of the Amazon nestled at […]

In 2013, Ning Zeng came across a very old, and ultimately very important, log. He and his colleagues were digging

Dust pollution is known to contribute to asthma and heart and lung disease. But dust blowing from Utah’s Great Salt

The ocean’s circulatory system may not be doing as poorly as previously thought. A vital ocean artery known as the

A perfect storm of climate, geologic and geographic conditions have combined to make Hurricane Helene one of the most devastating

Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs

This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. TRANSCRIPT David Johnson: So, in 2014, we were

When strained by earthquakes, underground networks of quartz veins can generate enough tension to leach gold from passing fluids, researchers

The long drying period can promote a deadly fungal disease. While California’s droughts can temporarily hold back cases of valley

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