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Large Fire Footprint on Faraway Amsterdam Island
Published February 26, 2025
Wildfire burned through unique landscapes and disrupted scientific research on this remote island in the southern Indian Ocean.
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Sado Island’s Riches
Published January 28, 2025
On this Japanese island, fertile plains are sandwiched between mountain ranges that were mined for gold and silver.
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Uplift Underway in Finland’s Kvarken Archipelago
Published December 26, 2024
Unburdened by the weight of thick ice, land has been rising around the Gulf of Bothnia, creating hectares of new dry ground every year.
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Hints of Color in Japan’s Kii Mountains
Published December 14, 2024
The onset of autumn reds and yellows was delayed across the country following several unusually warm months.
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Where the Wood Bison Roam
Published May 25, 2024
Everything’s bigger in Canada’s Wood Buffalo National Park, where unique wildlife, plains, wetlands, and animal-engineered landscapes all exist on a grand scale.
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Rain Revives Doñana National Park
Published April 25, 2024
Amid prolonged drought, wet spring weather flooded marshes and greened vegetation in southern Spain.
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An Outpost for Evolution at Aldabra Atoll
Published March 20, 2024
The large coral islands off the African coast are home to giant tortoises and unique birdlife.
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Snow Peak, Réunion Island
Published December 30, 2023
The highest point in the Indian Ocean, this 2-million-year-old volcano is rarely snowy.
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Green Forests and Dark Skies in Cephalonia
Published December 9, 2023
Aínos National Park on Greece’s largest Ionian island became a dark sky park in 2023.
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The Biesbosch of the Netherlands
Published November 17, 2023
These freshwater tidal wetlands have been shaped by centuries of floods and the efforts to control them.
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South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region
Published October 28, 2023
Thousands of endemic plant species flourish in one of the planet’s hottest biodiversity hotspots.
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Lake Urmia Shrivels Again
Published October 10, 2023
A few years after a fresh influx of water raised its levels, the large lake has nearly gone dry.
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