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Ksudach’s Nested Calderas and Craters
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Published January 5, 2025
The volcano, located on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, displays numerous depressions that collect meltwater during the warmer months of the year.
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Phytoplankton Flourish in Patagonian Waters
Published January 3, 2025
Microscopic floating organisms proliferated to turn surface waters bright green and milky blue around the Falkland Islands.
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Ghana’s Declining Forest Reserves
Published January 6, 2025
Logging, farming, and fires have contributed to the loss and degradation of forest reserves in the West African country.
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Maine’s Scopan Lake
The construction of a small hydroelectric power station in the northern part of the state helped form this V-shaped lake.
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The Many Facets of Söderfjärden
Published January 2, 2025
An impact crater in western Finland is a bucolic setting for agriculture and migratory birds—and its geometric shape resembles that of craters on other planets and moons.
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Magnificent Moon
Published January 1, 2025
In November 2024, an astronaut captured a striking photo of the Moon as it lingered just above Earth’s horizon.
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A Fiery Display at Kīlauea
Published December 30, 2024
Fountains of lava burst from the Hawaiian volcano’s summit caldera during a December 2024 eruption.
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Building a Great Solar Wall in China
A surge of newly installed solar panels is transforming the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia.
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A “New Delta” in the Desert
Published December 28, 2024
A large-scale project in Egypt aims to transport water to the desert west of the Nile in a push to increase the region’s agricultural capacity.
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Iraq’s “Sea of Salt”
Published December 29, 2024
Water levels were low in Razazah Lake when an astronaut snapped this photograph from the International Space Station.
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Volcanic Vistas of the Guatemala Highlands
Published December 27, 2024
Tens of thousands of years after an historical super-eruption, the region is now covered with deep blue water and lush volcanic terrain.
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Salt Pans of Salin-de-Giraud
Published December 25, 2024
The salt-producing ponds of southern France are feeding grounds for pink flamingos.
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