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Zebra stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are social animals that live in harems. Here two stand in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Zebras Without Borders

A new generation reconnects with greener pastures.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A Japanese home drifts in the Pacific Ocean a few days after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

Warnings from the Ionosphere

GPS may be able to pace tsunamis.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Photograph of the Great Smoky Mountains

Volatile Trees

Forests fill the air with more than just a fresh scent.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Curved barchan dunes and a straight seif dune lie in the north polar region of Mars, where the first significant change to sand dunes was detected in 2008.

Unearthly Dunes

Slow-moving landforms in Alaska decipher the frigid surface of Mars.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This aerial view shows Spectacle Reef Light on the northwest side of Lake Huron, 11 miles east of Bois Blanc Island. (Courtesy US Coast Guard)

To the Lighthouse

Where is the water going in the Great Lakes?

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Person walking through flooded streets after Hurricane Sandy

Time and Tide

Scientists pit nature against nature to protect New Yorkers from storms.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

River water is part of life in Bangladesh and when contaminated it can spread cholera.

The Time of Cholera

The color of water could be a tool for heading off epidemics.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Sensors sniff out the comings and goings of carbon dioxide at the Missouri Ozarks AmeriFlux site. (

The Secrets of Leaves

A silent exchange between land and air reveals what we don't know.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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