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Tunisian cave village empties out in face of drought and modernity’s draw
For 1,000 years, homes dug into a desert cliff have sheltered olive farmers and sheep herders from summer heat and winter cold. But an exodus threatens its future. “We are left alone here.”
How the world's northernmost caves could hold answers to climate change
Award-winning geologist and climate researcher Gina Moseley has led expeditions to some of the world's most remote caves. The samples she collects there can help us understand how the environment is evolving.
Over caves and over budget, Mexico's train project barrels toward disaster
Pitched as a way to develop the country’s poorest region, the Maya Train is threatened by a ballooning budget and rushed construction over fragile terrain. But Mexico’s president has refused to slow it down.
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Can green hydrogen save a coal town and slow climate change?
Here in the rural Utah desert, developers plan to create caverns in ancient salt dome formations underground where they hope to store hydrogen fuel at an unprecedented scale.
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Unraveling the mysteries hidden in vast glacier caves
A group of scientists and adventure athletes are venturing into icy labyrinths to study their relationships with glacial melting and climate change.
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Rat nests contribute to fossil record in odd Wyoming cave
It's time to praise pack rats. The small rodents with big eyes are helping scientists decipher climate change deep inside a chilly Wyoming cave.
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Are you confused by scientific jargon? So are scientists
Scientific papers containing lots of specialized terminology are less likely to be cited by other researchers.
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