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Summer in Connecticut
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Published January 16, 2023
Experiences surrounding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s time spent working on a tobacco farm likely influenced his future as a minister and civil rights activist.
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Clear Days for Iceberg Spotting
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Published January 10, 2023
The summer sky was unusually cloud-free when NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Racing Dunes in Namibia
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Published January 9, 2023
Tracking dunes with satellite images over years and decades reveals small dunes regularly popping up and passing larger crescent-shaped barchan dunes.
Racing to Mine Lithium
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Published January 2, 2023
One way of harvesting the valuable metal involves the use of evaporation ponds that concentrate the substance into lithium-rich brines.
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Ireland’s Cutaway Peatlands
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Published January 3, 2023
Peatlands have been mined in Ireland for centuries, but concern for climate is changing how they are managed.
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Malta’s Landscape of Limestone
Published December 20, 2022
The abundant stone has been a construction resource for many millennia, shaping everything from prehistoric temples to modern-day housing.
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Relic Chinampas in Mexico City
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Published December 13, 2022
Many of the canals and floating fields used by ancient civilizations in the Valley of Mexico were lost as lakes were drained, but some examples of the watery fields remain in Xochimilco.
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Living the Lava Life on Mauna Loa
Published December 5, 2022
A small research station in Hawaii where analog astronauts simulate living and working on the Moon or Mars is out of harm’s way after a lava flow appeared to be headed in its direction.
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A Burst of Activity at Mount Semeru
Published December 6, 2022
Intense explosions at the summit sent avalanches of ash and mud racing down the southeastern flank of the Indonesian volcano.
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Cranberry Bogs in Plymouth County
Published November 24, 2022
Massachusetts has a long-standing relationship with one of Thanksgiving’s iconic foods—the cranberry.
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