A wildfire burning in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is believed to be the work of an arsonist, according to the National Park Service.
Environment
Nov 24, 2023
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Abraham Lincoln has an almost saintly place in U.S. history: the "Great Emancipator" whose leadership during the Civil War preserved the Union and abolished slavery.
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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"Jurassic Park" is arguably the ultimate Hollywood blockbuster. Aside from the appeal of human-chomping dinosaurs, tense action sequences and ground-breaking cinematography, its release in 1993 was a movies-meet-science milestone.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 18, 2023
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Endangered giant Galapagos tortoises continue to swallow plastic and other human waste despite a ban on disposable plastic items in the Ecuadoran archipelago, according to a study published Wednesday.
Ecology
Nov 9, 2023
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Losing summer snow patches may hit mountain goats hard, according to a study that suggests that goats seek out snow to avoid biting insects.
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2023
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Saltwater crocodiles are large predators that lurk in muddy waters, with jaws powerful enough to attack anything from water buffalo to humans... but they are also just big chilled-out lounge-lizards who love to sunbake.
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2023
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Perched atop a metal ladder, Athanassia Pistola helps her husband nail the roof of a temporary pen for their farm animals that survived a gigantic fire that ravaged northeastern Greece in August.
Environment
Nov 3, 2023
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How do you choose your next travel destination? Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are handy tools for holiday research, full of 'inspo' for new and beautiful places to go.
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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Heavy rains have swollen the famed Iguazu waterfalls on the border between Argentina and Brazil to near decade-high water volumes this week, authorities said, as flooding engulfed one of the site's main tourist walkways.
Environment
Nov 1, 2023
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A pair of giant sequoias were damaged in a prescribed burn last fall at Calaveras Big Trees State Park—and when they were discovered months later, it was unknown whether one of them would survive.
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2023
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