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Super Volcanoes Rocked Early Mars
A chain of super volcanoes may have erupted on Mars some 3.7 billion years ago, reshaping the planet's surface.
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National Parks: Shutting Down America's Best Idea
Our parks are a measure of who we are as a people, and now all 401 of them are closing as part of the government shutdown.
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Mexico’s Oil Reform Bid Stirs Passions
Mexico's president seeks to stem falling oil production by luring foreign money and technology. But the privatization drive faces opposition.
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Kenya's Giant New Aquifer
Kenya's recently discovered aquifer could help the impoverished, drought-ridden country develop. But are aquifers a sustainable source for water?
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Beaver Glands Emit Vanilla Scent
Just in time for holiday cookie season, we've discovered that vanilla flavoring in your baked goods and candy could come from beavers' anal excretions.
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Interview With a Genius: Sheila Nirenberg
People affected by macular degeneration used to have no hope of seeing again. Neuroscientist Sheila Nirenberg might be changing that.
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Eat, Pray, Love … Evolve?
Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of "Eat, Pray, Love," dives into the world of science and exploration in her new novel about a 19th-century woman botanist.
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First Cloud Map of Exoplanet
For the first time, astronomers can forecast cloudy skies on a distant exoplanet.
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NASA Hit by Government Shutdown
The federal government shutdown has sent 97 percent of NASA's employees home and canceled other space agency activities.
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Ancient European Farmers Went Bust
Archaeologists report Europe's first farms sparked a population boom, and then a long-lasting bust, starting some 8,000 years ago.
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Help Save the Colorado River
NG's new Change the Course campaign launches.
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New Models for Fishing
Future of Fish is helping fishermen improve their bottom line while better managing stocks for the future.
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Can Pesticides Grow Organic Crops?
The Change Reaction blog investigates in California.
