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Burst of New Evidence for Viking Travels
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Published November 16, 2021
Novel geochemical dating techniques show that Norse people were in L'Anse aux Meadows exactly 1,000 years ago.
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Reaching for the Stars from Kourou
Published November 13, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope will launch from Europe's spaceport near the Equator in French Guiana.
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Earth Processes, Climate Change Reveal Military History
Published November 11, 2021
Melting glaciers recently exposed artifacts of war in the Alps.
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Kjer Glacier, Then and Now
Published November 8, 2021
Like so many glaciers in Greenland, Kjer has retreated significantly in recent decades and now flows more rapidly toward the ocean.
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Falling For Corn
Published November 4, 2021
More than one third of the world’s maize (corn) crop is grown in the United States, and the largest share comes from a swath of land across the Midwest.
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Northwest Ranges Make Rare Appearance
Published November 2, 2021
Clear skies between storm systems gave satellites a cloud-free view from the Coast Mountains in British Columbia to the Rockies in western Alberta.
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The Floating Logs of Spirit Lake
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Published November 1, 2021
More than 40 years after the explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, relics from the blast continue to haunt a nearby lake.
Halloween on the Hudson
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Published October 31, 2021
Washington Irving’s classic tale about a headless horseman plays out an ancient landscape scarred by tectonic collisions and the relentless forces of erosion.
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Scientific Questions Arrive in Ports
Published October 27, 2021
Satellite observations of nitrogen dioxide near key U.S. ports suggest that increased shipping activity and backlogs may be affecting air quality.
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