The Susquehanna River
One of the largest, most important rivers in the U.S. flows for 465 miles through Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York.
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The Saint Clair River
One of the most commercially significant North American rivers spans around 40 miles along the U.S.-Canadian border, part of the larger Great Lakes Waterway.
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What Do You Know About Opah, The Warm-Blooded Fish?
Also known as a moonfish, sunfish, or kingfish, these were the first fish species discovered to be able to self-regulate and maintain a warm body temperature.
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Why Are The Saiga Antelopes Going Extinct?
Disease and anthropogenic factors alike threaten to wipe these bovids and their curious noses off the face of the earth.
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Did You Know The Mysterious Aokigahara Forest Is Also Known As The Suicide Forest?
Dozens of people take their own lives each year in this dense wilderness area near the foot of Mount Fuji.
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Are Vampire Bats Really Real?
What do you really know about these three New World species of blood thirsty creatures?
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Where Is The Qattara Depression?
One of the lowest areas on earth covers almost 20,000 square miles in northwestern Egypt.
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The Juruá (Yuruá) River Of South America
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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Monarch Butterflies: A North American Treasure In Crisis
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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What Are Fairy Circles, And Why Do They Occur?
New theories are emerging regarding the causes leading to the mysterious formation of fairy circles.
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Did You Know That Plants Can Respond To Sound?
A growing body of research suggests that sound waves prompt certain plant species to actively respond.
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Where Is The Volga-Don Canal?
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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Newly Discovered TRAPPIST Planets: Could They Support Life As We Know It?
Temperate, Earth-sized planets have been found transiting a nearby ultra-cool dwarf star.
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What Is Antimicrobial Resistance?
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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Is Bioremediation An Effective Way To Decontaminate Our Planet?
Many see significant promise in the use of macro- and microorganisms to break down toxic substances and decontaminate dangerous areas.
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The Orontes: The Backwards River of the Levant
This river's waters run in the opposite direction of most others in the region around Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon.
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Why Do Animals Play Dead?
A variety of animals "play dead", including mammals, fishes, reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids.
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The Rice Paddy Fields Of Asia: Cultural, Economic, And Culinary Importance
Paddies, or padis, are a means of growing rice under partially flooded conditions, mainly seen in South and East Asia.
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Jezreel Valley: The Breadbasket of Israel
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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The Okefenokee Blackwater Swamp
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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