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

  • Old Faithful's underground cavern discovered

    Fri, Apr 12, 2013 6:10 PM by Becky Oskin, LiveScience

    Tiny tremors extracted from seismic records collected in the 1990s revealed the shape of the cavern and geyser conduit.

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  • Arctic Ocean to be ice-free during summers before 2050

    Fri, Apr 12, 2013 3:44 PM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet

    Less Arctic summer ice will have global impacts, from opening shipping lanes and exploration for resources such as oil and gas to further warming the Arctic.

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  • Ötzi the Iceman needed a dentist

    Fri, Apr 12, 2013 2:10 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    Since his discovery in the Ötzal Alps, scientists have reconstructed Ötzi's face, analyzed his clothing, scrutinized his body and sequenced his genome.

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  • Maine police capture 'North Pond Hermit' after 27 years hiding in the woods

    Thu, Apr 11, 2013 8:59 PM by Shea Gunther

    Suspected of multiple break-ins in the forest, Christopher Knight was jailed this week.

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  • Just how old is the Grand Canyon?

    Thu, Apr 11, 2013 3:46 PM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet

    A lively scientific debate continues over whether the Grand Canyon is 70 million years old or much younger.

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  • City 'semen trees' on the wane

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 1:55 PM by Melissa Breyer

    The future isn't looking great for the Callery pear, an urban tree beloved for its beauty but bemoaned for its odor.

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  • A 'great garbage patch' grows in the Great Lakes

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 11:03 AM by Melissa Breyer

    New research finds that the Great Lakes are becoming polluted with the same plastic particles responsible for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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  • Asteroid that killed dinosaurs sparked global firestorm

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 10:44 AM by Megan Gannon, LiveScience

    The asteroid's 'heat pulse' would have acted like a broiler oven, igniting tinder below and cooking every living thing not shielded underground or underwater.

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  • Mysterious stone structure discovered beneath Sea of Galilee

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 10:02 AM by Owen Jarus, LiveScience

    The megalith is definitely human-made and probably was built on land, only later to be covered by the Sea of Galilee as the water level rose.

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  • High-altitude ice reveals a climate on the rocks

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 11:26 AM

    Ohio State scientist tests the limits of science – and his health – to unlock climate secrets frozen at the top of the world's highest mountain ranges.

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  • Sunset over Washington's late peaking cherry blossoms [Photo]

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 11:20 AM by Catie Leary

    A colder than normal March delayed the beginning of the cherry blossom season in the nation's capital.

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  • Another advantage of greener neighborhoods: Less crime

    Mon, Apr 08, 2013 11:38 AM by John Platt

    New research from Philadelphia shows that urban vegetation actually deters crime, the opposite of what most urban planners say.

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  • U.S. suddenly looks like a sinkhole nation

    Mon, Apr 08, 2013 9:15 AM

    Video: Reports of a new sinkhole come each week.

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  • Pipeline spills call attention to Keystone XL

    Fri, Apr 05, 2013 10:22 AM by Stacie Boschma

    From Michigan to Arkansas, a series of recent oil spills have raised doubts about the proposed tar sands pipeline.

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  • Top 10 most visited national parks

    Thu, Apr 04, 2013 2:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    The National Park Service released its list of the Top 10 most visited parks in 2012. Did your favorite make the cut?

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