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Photograph of people crossing a crosswalk at night

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.

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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

Contrails, or condensation trails, form when water vapor from airline exhaust condenses and freezes, forming clouds made of ice crystals.

On the Trail of Contrails

Clouds from aircraft exhaust can blanket the sky.

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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.

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Dec. 28, 2020

Thermophilic bacteria give Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park its many hues.

Not So Big, Not So Hot

Yellowstone is a kind of tutorial for volcano monitoring.

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

This false-color satellite image shows sea ice in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas (red) near Barrow, Alaska.

Mercury Raining

Today's forecast calls for atmospheric explosions and mercury rain.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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