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An ancient warming event may have lasted longer than we thought
Fifty-six million years ago, during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), global temperatures rose by more than 5°C ...
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The Joys of Discovering the Roman Underground, From the Colosseum to What’s Beneath the Trevi Foundation
Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...
Tiny bubbles of gas reveal secrets of Hawaiian volcanoes
Using advanced technology that analyzes tiny gas bubbles trapped in crystals, a team of scientists led by Cornell University ...
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The deepest places on each continent – A global dive beneath sea level
From saline basins to remote deserts, the deepest points on each continent reveal a fascinating interplay of geology, climate ...
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A Trove of Ice Age Fossils Buried in a Wyoming Cave Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Prehistoric Animals
At a site known as Natural Trap Cave, a team of scientists are rappelling down to uncover the secrets of what the Earth was ...
They ventured into the world’s second deepest cave—and what they found will haunt you
Beneath the Caucasus mountains Russian cavers made a terrifying discovery: blind creatures, freezing waters, and something far worse—suspended in the dark.
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America’s Largest Underground Lake Discovered by a 13-Year-Old Boy
In 1905, a 13-year-old boy, Ben Sands, stumbled upon a remarkable discovery deep within the Craighead Caverns in Tennessee.
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Best Underrated Travel Destinations in the World
We rank the 23 Best Underrated Travel Destinations in the World. See which places our readers like the best, and vote for ...