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Ecology Nov 16, 2023

'King of Lake Ohrid': the fight to save a Balkan trout

Along the picturesque shores of Lake Ohrid, things have taken on a frantic pace at the Lin Hatchery in Albania's Pogradec, as a team of specialists races to release the final batch of newly spawned trout this season.

Environment Nov 15, 2023

Thousands of homes underwater after floods hit Vietnam

The ancient Vietnamese city of Hue, a world heritage site popular with tourists, was underwater Wednesday after heavy rain flooded thousands of homes and blocked highways.

Astronomy Nov 14, 2023

Brightest flash ever disturbed Earth's atmosphere last year

Last year the brightest flash of light ever seen in the night sky disturbed Earth's upper atmosphere in a way that has never before detected before, researchers said on Tuesday.

Environment Nov 11, 2023

World temperatures will blow past Paris goals this decade, asserts new study

According to a new paper by scientists from a dozen institutions, the world's average temperature will surpass 1.5°C above preindustrial times within the next several years—much faster than most existing forecasts. The ...

Earth Sciences Oct 23, 2023

A layered lake reveals how oxygen built up in our atmosphere billions of years ago

Little Deming Lake doesn't get much notice from visitors to Itasca State Park in Minnesota. There's better boating on nearby Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River. My colleagues and I need to maneuver hundreds ...

Archaeology Oct 22, 2023

Drought in Brazil's Amazon reveals ancient engravings

An extreme drought in parts of the Amazon has led to a dramatic drop in river water levels, exposing dozens of usually submerged rock formations with carvings of human forms that may date back some 2,000 years.

Environment Oct 12, 2023

Archaeologists dive into Florida's past and find lessons on adapting to future sea rise

Unlike almost any other archaeologist on earth, Jessi Halligan does her digging underwater.

Archaeology Sep 28, 2023

Treasure hunters pose a problem for underwater archaeological heritage

There are ancient pirates and modern treasure hunters. They are separated by more than 200 years of history, differences in the available technology, and types of sponsorship that keep them afloat—the former sailing for ...

Archaeology Sep 21, 2023

Ancient pictograph vandalism at Bon Echo Provincial Park reveals ongoing disregard for Indigenous history

Vandalism has once again marred the ancient Indigenous pictographs nestled within Bon Echo Provincial Park about two hours west of Ottawa and north of Kingston, Ont.

Archaeology Aug 18, 2023

Sequencing genes of Iron and Bronze Age peoples to better understand early Mediterranean migration patterns

An international team of anthropologists, archaeologists and geneticists has learned more about the migration patterns of people living around the Mediterranean Sea during the Iron and Bronze ages. In their study, reported ...

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