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Delicate Arch towers over visitors in Arches National Park, with the snow-capped La Sal Mountains in the distance.
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The Delicacy of Arches

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 13 July 202025 October 2022

Living in Geologic Time: How long will Utah’s arches grace the red rock desert?

Two dozen alligators gather in clusters in a swampy area of Everglades National Park
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Lost in the Everglades

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 27 March 202029 September 2021

Living in Geologic Time: An unintentional adventure in the River of Grass shows how Florida has changed dramatically over 15,000 years of human habitation.

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Rastreando Los Misteriosos Manantiales Del Gran Cañón

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 20 March 202016 July 2025

Mejorar los modelos ayudará a proteger una fuente crucial de agua potable para ambos bordes del Parque Nacional del Gran Cañón.

A pipeline stretches across a flowing river in a small canyon.
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Tracking the Grand Canyon’s Mysterious Springs

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 24 February 202016 July 2025

Improved modeling will help protect a crucial drinking water source for both rims of Grand Canyon National Park.

Black-and-white photo of people assessing damage from the 1889 Johnstown Flood
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Podcast: The Johnstown Flood—A Most Avoidable Tragedy

by J. Speiser 16 December 20196 March 2026

How a dam failure near a small town in Pennsylvania continues to cast a shadow over the region more than 100 years later.

Side view of individual trees generated in a lidar image
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The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 18 October 201924 March 2023

New research tracking 1.8 million trees found that tall trees died at more than twice the rate of smaller ones toward the end of extreme and persistent drought.

Octopus. Credit: Xindi Chang
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Dive into Stunning Sea-Inspired Art

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 2 November 201822 June 2022

Every year, children from around the world craft unique pieces of art showcasing species found in Massachusetts’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Take a dip underwater with these marine masterpieces.

Student volunteers from Colorado State University at a local research hub in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Connecting Students and Mentors Through Local Research Hubs

by S. L. Rathburn and J. M. Putman 10 July 201810 March 2023

An online database can help connect prospective student researchers with university faculty members and collaborative projects that need their help. Could this model work at your university?

Dave Lovalvo and Todd Gregory deploy ROV Yogi from R/V Annie II in Wyoming’s Yellowstone Lake.
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Exploring the Restless Floor of Yellowstone Lake

by R. Sohn, R. Harris, C. Linder, K. Luttrell, D. Lovalvo, L. Morgan, W. Seyfried and P. Shanks 4 December 201717 November 2022

Yellowstone Lake, far from any ocean, hosts underwater hot springs similar to those on mid-ocean ridges. A research team is investigating the processes that drive the lake’s hydrothermal systems.

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, located in Lake Huron, protects one of the best preserved collections of shipwrecks in the United States.
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Trump Administration Scrutinizing Protected Ocean Areas

by Randy Showstack 6 July 201714 January 2022

A recently initiated review of some marine sanctuaries and monuments has conservationists worried that ecological, cultural, and other benefits from those protected areas may not be considered.

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