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Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.6 Comments -
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'A completely new reality': Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River9 Comments
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The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store the most carbon — and they also face the greatest threat from humansThe Amazon's biggest trees store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, new study finds. But in the Peruvian Amazon, large trees are currently prioritized for harvest.
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Missing megaflood: How did the Mediterranean transform from a salt-filled bowl to a deep sea if it wasn't a cataclysmic deluge?Researchers have long believed that a sudden, massive deluge filled a dry, salt-filled Mediterranean 5 million years ago. Turns out that probably didn't happen, but there was still drama aplenty.
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Hidden slippery clay on seafloor may have worsened devastating 2011 tsunami in JapanA thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami.
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Vanishing lakes in Tibet may have triggered earthquakes by awakening faults in Earth's crustShrinking lakes in Tibet likely woke up long-dormant tectonic faults, a new study finds. The findings strengthen the link between climate change and earthquakes
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Hidden beauty of Zimbabwe's 2.5 billion-year-old 'geological marvel' revealed in striking astronaut photoEarth from space A 2010 astronaut photo shows off the astonishing scale of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe, which stretches over 340 miles (550 kilometers). The lengthy structure, which is not actually a dike, is full of extremely valuable minerals that fuel a massive mining industry.
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'Impossible' mantle earthquakes actually occur all over the world, study findsResearchers were once unsure whether mantle earthquakes existed. Now they have a global map of this mysterious phenomenon.
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There's 13 Great Lakes' worth of water hidden beneath the contiguous US, new map revealsResearchers used 1 million data points and a machine learning algorithm to estimate groundwater stores with higher resolution than ever before.
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China turns desert into carbon sink, a viking giant in a mass grave, real-life inception, and a Valentine's gift idea from natureScience news this week Feb. 14 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Trump is bringing car pollution and other greenhouse gases back to America's skies. Here are the health risks we all face from climate change.Four researchers dive into the health risks associated with climate change, and why the recent decision by the Trump administration to rescind key environmental policies could lead to serious harm.
