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Geologists dig into Grand Canyon's mysterious gap in time

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Tracking water storage shows options for improving water management during floods and droughts

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These bacteria clean up radioactive waste

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Rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to planet's rotation rate

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New tests can detect tiny but toxic particles of coal ash in soil

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3D-printed replicas reveal swimming capabilities of ancient cephalopods

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Cleaner air has boosted U.S. corn and soybean yields, research shows

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Large-scale wetlands construction seen as effective treatment for farm runoff

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Biodiversity 'hotspots' imperiled along California's streams

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Vegetation growth in Northern Hemisphere stunted by water constraints in warming climate

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Is Earth's core lopsided? Strange goings-on in our planet's interior

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What causes the deep Earth's most mysterious earthquakes?

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Imaging technique could help identify where landslides are likely

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Glaciologists measure, model glacier beds, develop 'slip law' to estimate glacier speeds

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Hidden in African diamonds, a billion-plus years of deep-Earth history

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Previously unrecognized tsunami hazard identified in coastal cities

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Research inside hill slopes could help wildfire and drought prediction

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Channel migration plays leading role in river network evolution, study finds

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Road salts are threatening world's freshwater supplies

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Greenland used to be green, and here’s why that’s bad news

How the Chicxulub impact gave rise to modern rainforests

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Engineering the Mississippi River has kept carbon out of the atmosphere, new study reveals

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Kilauea eruption triggered by pressure built over a decade

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In predicting shallow but dangerous landslides, size matters

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How did dogs get to the Americas?

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Mars rovers safe from lightning strikes, research finds

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Can super-Earths' interior dynamics set the table for habitability?

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How 'Iron Man' bacteria could help protect the environment

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By the late 21st century, the number of people suffering extreme droughts will double

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Shark teeth offer clues to ancient climate change

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