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From the Archive: The Rise of the "Exurban House"
Beginning in the ’90s, formerly rural regions transformed into far-flung enclaves for the elite, and vast acreages became ...
Saturn's moon Titan may support trace amounts of life, study finds
Saturn’s largest moon might not be the barren world it seems. Beneath Titan’s icy crust lies a vast ocean of liquid ...
Scientists reveal a hidden world beneath Antarctica's ice where rivers flow uphill
Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...
The largest flood in Earth's history burst through Gibraltar and Sicily and refilled the entire Mediterranean
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.
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Thousands of Giant Tortoises Anchor a Thriving Ecosystem on Aldabra, a Remote Atoll in the Indian Ocean
The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large ...
The largest flood in Earth’s history burst through Gibraltar and Sicily and refilled the entire Mediterranean in just a few years
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.
Here are 5 places with the most incredible running trails in the world
Imagine running with a view of the Pyramids of Giza or inside the valley of a dormant volcano. The new book 100 Runs of a ...
The Largest Flood in Earth's History
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.
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The hills that make San Francisco unforgettable
San Francisco’s seven iconic hills are more than just geographic landmarks—they are the heartbeat of the city’s identity, ...
Scientists stumble across rare evidence that Earth is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada
Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...
NASA’s Satellite Just Uncovered 100,000 Hidden Mountains Beneath the Ocean
We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using tiny changes in sea surface height to reveal underwater features, ...