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Learn about Earth's biodiversity and natural resources. Plus: Explore national parks and state wilderness areas.

  • Deepsea Challenger makes stop at Georgia Aquarium

    Thu, Jun 06, 2013 5:54 PM by Anna Norris

    James Cameron's legendary sub is on its way to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where it will inspire further marine exploration.

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  • Traces of new Viking voyage discovered

    Thu, Jun 06, 2013 10:20 AM by Owen Jarus, LiveScience

    Researchers studied the chemical composition of jasper artifacts, or fire-starting tools, to trace the Vikings' journey.

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  • Facebook billionaire Sean Parker hit with $2.5 million fine after Big Sur wedding runs afoul of conservation rules

    Wed, Jun 05, 2013 2:26 PM by Shea Gunther

    The Internet mogul's lavish $10 million wedding featured movie-set-like installations, a rich and famous guest list — and a massive fine for stepping all over ecologically sensitive areas of California's Big Sur.

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  • Grant Park: Take a tour of an urban oasis

    Wed, Jun 05, 2013 2:18 PM

    With more than 131 acres, Grant Park is a giant greenspace that provides a natural foil to urban living. Tucked just south of Interstate-20 in a neighborhood of the same name, Grant Park is Atlanta's oldest surviving park.

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  • Satellite image reveals Moore tornado scar

    Wed, Jun 05, 2013 2:01 PM by Andrea Thompson, LiveScience

    The total damaged caused by the twister is estimated to be around $2 billion.

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  • Single-cell smackdown: Stromatolites struggled for domination of Earth's early oceans

    Wed, Jun 05, 2013 1:10 PM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet

    In a billion-year-old battle of the microbes, foraminifera may have been responsible for the decline of stromatolites.

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  • 15 reasons to visit Yosemite

    Wed, Jun 05, 2013 12:05 PM by Jaymi Heimbuch

    We let the photos do the talking in this tour of the iconic national park.

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  • Naked continent? See Antarctica without ice

    Wed, Jun 05, 2013 10:00 AM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet

    NASA's new map combined radar, sound waves and electromagnetic instruments to peer beneath Antarctica's ice.

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  • 'Sesame Street' teams up with national parks to get kids outside

    Wed, Jun 05, 2013 9:58 AM by Jenn Savedge

    New videos from 'Sesame Street' and the National Park Service aim to get kids interested in the natural world.

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  • Graffiti on the rise in national parks

    Wed, Jun 05, 2013 6:29 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Social media may be to blame for the recent surge in vandalism in our nation's parks.

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  • Underwater photo contest winners include seal, shrimp

    Tue, Jun 04, 2013 12:28 PM by LiveScience

    Winners from the 2013 Annual Underwater Photography Contest held by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science epitomize the beautiful diversity of the open oceans.

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  • Ocean drilling expedition sets sail to probe glacier changes

    Tue, Jun 04, 2013 10:10 AM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet

    Examining layers of offshore sediment can provide insight into the link between glaciers and climate change.

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  • Morro Bay State Park: So much nature packed into one big park

    Mon, Jun 03, 2013 5:05 PM

    The 2,700-acre park covers grasslands, freshwater riparian habitat, saltwater marshes, and coastal sage scrub habitat.

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  • Sublime devastation: 'Powerhouse Fire' razes almost 30,000 acres in California

    Mon, Jun 03, 2013 12:08 PM by Catie Leary

    Firefighters have contained about 40 percent of the blaze, but not before burning more than 29,500 acres of land and destroying 6 homes in Lake Hughes, Calif.

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  • 12 new volcanoes discovered in Alaska

    Mon, Jun 03, 2013 9:10 AM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet

    The discoveries are linked to a massive volcanic field in Canada.

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