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Paving a New Lifestyle

As rapid urbanization transforms India's landscape, doctors face a new set of challenges in protecting public health.
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Dec. 28, 2020
A National Guard member opens a portable military water tank

Out of Africa

Researchers revise the story behind Puerto Rico’s 2015 drought.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Resource manager Rafael Manzanero stands atop the great temple at Caracol Archaeological Reserve, located inside the Chiquibul National Park. (Photograph by J. Houston courtesy Rare)

Orbiting Watchtowers

Forest managers keep an eye on resources in near real-time.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
This cleared hillside in Haiti now lacks the vegetation that used to stabilize its slopes.

On Shaky Ground

The major earthquake in Haiti shifts thinking about disaster planning.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Researcher Michel Verstraete pauses while a laser scanner records the geometric properties of a savanna landscape in Kruger National Park, South Africa

New Angles

Scientists teach an old satellite new tricks.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Smoke rising from the Chain Lakes fire on June 27, 2004, in Yukon Territory, Canada.

Nature's Contribution

Researchers investigate how much wildfires contribute to pollution, and how far this pollution can travel.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
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