A study has revealed for the first time the ancient origins of one of the world’s most important ecosystems by unlocking the mechanism which determined the evolution of its mountains and how they shaped the weather there as well as its flora and fauna.
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New Study Finds Women Who Develop High Blood Pressure After Giving Birth at Greater Risk of Developing Chronic Hypertension
Blood pressure that remains elevated over of time — known as chronic hypertension — has been linked to heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Arctic Shrubs Add New Piece to Ecological Puzzle
Implications for carbon exchange in a warming, drying tundra.
America’s First National Wildlife Refuge
A bird-loving farmer living near Florida’s Pelican Island helped spur the creation of a national system of wildlife refuges.
Mysterious Magnetic Fossils Offer Past Climate Clues
Magnetofossils can tell us a lot about the conditions of the ocean during rapid warming of the past.
Gold Mining in Russia’s Central Aldan Ore District
In places where concentrations of the precious metal have been discovered, mining operations are large enough to be seen from space.


