Environment

The Juruá River (a.k.a. Rio Yuruá) is navigable for the majority of its 1,500-mile length in Brazil and Peru.

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Deforestation and a loss milkweed, an important plant upon which to lay their eggs and feed, are each severely disrupting the Monarchs' life cycles.

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New theories are emerging regarding the causes leading to the mysterious formation of fairy circles.

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A growing body of research suggests that sound waves prompt certain plant species to actively respond.

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Part of Russia's Unified Deep Water System, the canal serves an important role in connecting the nation's many waterways.

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Temperate, Earth-sized planets have been found transiting a nearby ultra-cool dwarf star.

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All across the globe, harmful bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses are becoming ever more resilient against the effects of antimicrobial agents.

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Many see significant promise in the use of macro- and microorganisms to break down toxic substances and decontaminate dangerous areas.

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This river's waters run in the opposite direction of most others in the region around Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon.

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A variety of animals "play dead", including mammals, fishes, reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids.

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Paddies, or padis, are a means of growing rice under partially flooded conditions, mainly seen in South and East Asia.

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This fertile valley crossing into Lower Galilee and the Samarian Highlands of Israel is one of the most important agricultural regions in the Middle East.

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This peat-filled wetland covers more than 400,000 acres along the border between the U.S. states of Florida and Georgia.

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Across the globe, and especially in Kenya, burning and other methods of destroying confiscated ivory are employed to frustrate poachers, and thus save elephants.

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Ilha da Queimada Grande has been shut off from the public in order to protect both people and the Golden Lancehead pit vipers that live there.

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This archipelago of almost 600 islands lies in the Bay of Bengal between India and Myanmar.

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Headwaters are simply the initial source of the water in a river, opposite of either its emptying point or confluence with another water body.

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The deepest part of the earth's oceans reaches 36,070 feet below the surface at a point known as Challenger Deep.

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Did you know that Gentoo penguins woo their partners with pebbles as gifts and tokens?

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Across the North American Great Lakes and Northeast U.S., all-female populations of Ambystoma salamanders can be found.

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