Over millions of years, Earth’s summits and valleys have moved and shifted, resulting in the dramatic landscapes of peaks and shadows we know today.
Why Are Mountains so High?
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Wildfire Can Pose Risks to Reservoirs
Over the past 30 years, wildfires have gotten bigger, stronger, and occurred more often.
Daily Rainfall Over Sumatra Linked to Larger Atmospheric Phenomenon
Around the globe, communities are concerned with rain and storms.
Faults’ Hot Streaks and Slumps Could Change Earthquake Hazard Assessments
For more than a century, a guiding principle in seismology has been that earthquakes recur at semi-regular intervals according to a “seismic cycle.”
New Study Confirms Monterey Bay Aquarium Surrogate-Reared Sea Otters Helped Restore Threatened Population in Coastal Estuary
The population of threatened southern sea otters in Elkhorn Slough, an estuary in Central California, has made a significant comeback as a result of Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sea Otter Program.
West African Camera Survey Details Human Pressures on Mammals in Protected Areas
When University of Michigan wildlife ecologist Nyeema Harris started her multiyear camera survey of West African wildlife, she sought to understand interactions between mammals and people in protected areas such as national parks.
