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Experts have said the surging summer temperatures and the driest spring in a century have caused wasp population to increase ...
The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.
When Slater Mill opened in 1793, it signaled the eventual demise of river herring and other migratory fish in the Blackstone ...
Colonizing Indigenous people—and exploiting their land and resources—has a long and brutal history.
Conflicts over land and territory will likely proliferate as the accelerating climate crisis collides with rising ...
The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...
There are over 12,500 known ant species in the world, with new ant species still being discovered by scientists to this day.
Abu Dhabi has always been rich in natural resources. Until the 1930s it was pearls that brought wealth, an industry that ...
The Pine Tree State is one of America's most rugged destinations, and these spots are your best bet for seeing animals in the ...
Home to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards offer a ...
The colonies—far from viewing themselves as “one nation”—were resistant to and suspicious of any attempts to unite them under one government, fearing the loss of local control (e.g., the brief ...