Land Archive
Mexican Monolith Is World's Tallest Freestanding Rock
May 09, 2013
Peña de Bernal Natural Monument is a UNESCO-recognized site.
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Criteria for 'Red List' of Endangered Ecosystems Released
May 08, 2013
Case studies reveal ecosystems at risk around the world.
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Greenland's Glacial Melt May Slow, Study Suggests
May 08, 2013
The breakneck glacial retreat is likely to lose steam, scientists project.
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View from Space: Animation of California's Springs Wildfire
May 07, 2013
The fire kicked up a lot of smoke.
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Stormier Paradise: More Hurricanes Predicted for Hawaii
May 06, 2013
Tropical cyclone frequency linked to climate change.
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Volcano's Heat, Eruption Seen from Space
May 06, 2013
See the hot lava from space.
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Best Earth Images of the Week — May 3, 2013
May 04, 2013
NASA's newest mission, Spring snowfall records and tsunami debris top out our favorite images this week.
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California Springs Fire Grows 10,000 Acres in 24 Hours
May 03, 2013
Unusually strong Santa Ana winds, extremely low relative humidity and 90-degree warmth have contributed to the growth of the Springs Fire burning in Ventura County, Calif.
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NASA Rover to Explore… Greenland
May 02, 2013
Grover the rover will inspect the apex of Greenland's ice sheet.
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Alaska Volcano's Earthquakes Explain Puzzling Eruption
May 02, 2013
New clues to Redoubt volcano's long and frustrating gestation.
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Best Earth Images of the Month — April 2013
May 01, 2013
Bone drilling worms, severe weather from space and beautiful cherry blossoms made our top picks for this months. See what the Earth brought us this month.
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Glacier-Covered Volcano Reveals Climate Secrets
April 30, 2013
Kima'Kho is a partially eroded subglacial volcano located in British Columbia, Canada.
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Helium Gas Heralded Underwater Volcano Eruption
April 30, 2013
El Hierro volcano emitted helium with distinct signatures as it rumbled to life.
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Javelin-Hurling Scientists Measure Antarctic Glacier Melt
April 29, 2013
The glacier surveyed accounts for about 5 percent of global sea level rise.
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Supervolcano Not to Blame for Humanity's Near-Extinction
April 29, 2013
Atmosphere and life recovered from eruption effects more quickly than thought.
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Ahoy! St. Marks Lighthouse Beckons Migrating Birds
April 29, 2013
Second-oldest lighthouse in Florida still operates today.
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How Earthquakes in Chile Have Permanently Deformed Earth
April 28, 2013
Earth may not rebound from earthquakes as well as previously thought.
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Best Earth Images of the Week — Apr. 26, 2013
April 27, 2013
Mother Earth's recycling plan, a rough wildfire season ahead and Earth Day in space are a few of our top choices this week. Check these out.
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7 Beautiful Bike Rides
April 25, 2013
Strap on a helmet and pedal through some of the most beautiful terrain in America.
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Earth's Core 1,000 Degrees Hotter Than Expected
April 25, 2013
New experiment looked at the melting temperature of iron under pressure.
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Corn Syrup Experiment Mimics Yellowstone Magma Plume
April 25, 2013
Experiment aims to answer whether Yellowstone mantle plume exists.
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7 Crazy Facts about Dust Storms
April 24, 2013
One dust storm allegedly buried an entire army.
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Extreme Green: Earth Recycles 2.5-Billion-Year-Old Ocean Crust
April 24, 2013
Remnants of Earth's early history have been discovered in a young Cook Islands volcano.
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New Mexico Earthquakes Linked to Wastewater Injection
April 23, 2013
Source of tremors is wastewater injection wells, research confirms.
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Did an Earthquake Destroy Ancient Greece?
April 23, 2013
Geologists investigate whether an earthquake ended Mycenaean culture.
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