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Tropical forests lose species due to humans, even inside protected areas. Scientists found that forests near people have ...

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A team led by UCSB research associate Jeff Prancevic has provided the first ever predictions for the dynamic flooding and ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

Moments in human history are etched into the Earth. Now researchers are piecing together evidence of our impact on the planet ...

Close to the summit of an underwater mountain west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a jagged landscape of towers rises from the ...

Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...

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