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Aerial view of the Pinto Valley copper mine, located on private and U.S. national forest lands in Gila County, Ariz. Wild Horizon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

When Congress opened U.S. public lands for mining in 1872, the nation was less than a

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The right way to photograph wildlife: from a distance, in the animal's natural habitat. Jim Peaco, Yellowstone National Park/Flickr

One of the biggest privileges of being a primatologist is spending time in remote locations with monkeys and apes, living near

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Too much fresh water from Greenland's ice sheet can slow the Atlantic Ocean's circulation. Paul Souders/Stone via Getty Images

Superstorms, abrupt climate shifts and New York City frozen in ice. That’s how the blockbuster Hollywood movie “The Day After

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In California, El Niño helped fuel a wet 2023 and early 2024. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Wild weather has been roiling North America for the past few months, thanks in part to a strong El Niño that sent temperatures surging in 2023. The climate phenomenon

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