China’s Taklamakan Desert Revived With River Full of Precious Gemstones
A colorful ridge and winding glacial meltwater river meet amidst dune fields in...
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Goodbye to drinking water: “Day Zero” will arrive sooner than you thought, and science already knows when and where it will happen
What if the taps in your city simply stopped running. Not...
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The Ganges River is drying faster than ever — Here’s what it means for the region and the world
The Ganges flows through ancient Varanasi, India. Yavuz Sariyildiz/Shutterstock The Ganges,...
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Discovery of a Lifetime: Student Discovers Ancient “Living Fossil” Underneath Rock
Peripatopsis barnardi represents the first ever species from the little Karoo, which indicates...
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Otters spotted in Kashmir waters, and residents are both thrilled and wary
Long believed to be extinct, Eurasian otters show signs of resurgence, with three sightings by...
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Russian volcano grows ‘devil horns’ and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke — Earth from space
A false-color satellite photo from 2023 shows a devilish pair of lava flows and an enormous plume...
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Birds are molting earlier in the fall as global seasons continue shifting
Birds don’t just fly and sing. They also molt – the process of shedding and regrowing feathers –...
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France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave
To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then...
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World’s largest sinkhole showcases the power and absolute beauty of nature
Peering over the forest-draped ridges of southwestern China, a scar nearly half a mile wide across...
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Which Country is Known as the Country of Rivers?
Bangladesh is often called the “Country of Rivers” or “Land of Rivers”...
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Brazil Is Losing Surface Water To Climate Change, Land Conversion
Almost two-thirds of Brazil’s surface water is found in the Amazon, which absorbs...
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Oxygen is running low in inland waters—and human activities are to blame
Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren’t just scenic parts of our...
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