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There are many clear diagrams and maps, and numerous meteorological data. All students of geography will be grateful for this well-arranged and lucidly written volume.

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Creating a Spatial Map of the Sea: New Research Visualizes How Fishing Communities Can Change Fishing Habits to Adapt to Climate Change Oct. 21, 2024 — In a massive research project spanning ...

Powers’ bewitching new novel shares more than a little of this duality. Although outwardly a book that seeks to do the same ...

If you went to school in the US or the UK, you probably learned that there are seven continents. But that number really depends on where you grew up. Elsewhere, you probably learned that there are ...

The rules vary from place to place, but the idea is to allow nature to flourish by limiting human activity as much as ...

On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ...

“The oceans likely contained some life ... intrigued by understanding what the planet was like before the first continents formed and how violent meteoritic impacts affected the evolution ...

A huge meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history and boiled the oceans ... a water world with just a few continents sticking out of the sea.