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Europe's oldest known village teetered on stilts over a Balkan lake 8,000 years ago
By Tom Metcalfe published
The village likely dates to the time of Europe's first farmers, who arrived from Anatolia about 8,000 years ago.

Stunning 'ice pancakes' swirl on the surface of Scottish river
By Harry Baker published
Wildlife experts recently captured footage of frozen discs, known as "ice pancakes," on the surface of a river in Scotland after an unusual cold snap.

Global Warming Sparks Increased Plant Production in Arctic Lakes
By Robert Roy Britt last updated
Biological activity in some Arctic lakes has ratcheted up dramatically over the past 150 years.

Trio of yellow, blue and green lakes in Ethiopia stuns in striking satellite image
By Harry Baker published
All three lakes used to be part of the same ancient body of water.

Giant viruses are infecting algae in a floating lake in the Arctic
By Patrick Pester published
Giant viruses infect tiny algae in a rare epishelf lake in the Arctic Ocean that's one of the last of its kind.

Submerged human corpses rise from drought-stricken Lake Mead
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
More than a decade of drought recently revealed long-submerged bodies in the depths of Lake Mead, a vast reservoir in Las Vegas.

Viral video captures fish tumbling from planes in Utah
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Utah wildlife officials have restocked lakes in this way since the 1950s.

Cause of mysterious bald eagle deaths found after 25 years
By Harry Baker published
Scientists have finally solved a 25-year-old mystery surrounding a neurodegenerative disease killing bald eagles and other lake animals in the U.S.
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