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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said. At least one person was trapped in the debris of a collapsed building. The earthquake,...
In the wake of a wildfire, there's often an assumption that burned landscapes will be more susceptible to landslides. But new research from the University of Oregon suggests it's not always that simple. An analysis of the...

True size of the largest tropical peatland revealed

A new study has mapped the full scale of a vast region of peatland in the heart of the Congo Basin, revealing it to...

Grain size of rocks in Earth’s mantle affects tectonics

The planet is shaped by forces deep within its interior. These push the plates of the Earth's crust against each other, causing mountains and...

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