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Laboring at Big Bend Tunnel
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Published September 2, 2024
The setting for John Henry’s legendary contest with a steam-powered drill may have been this tunnel through Big Bend Mountain in West Virginia.
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Aftermath of a Landslide-Triggered Tsunami
Published August 28, 2024
The 56-foot wave in Pedersen Lagoon, on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, damaged trees and left a mark on the landscape.
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Constructing Egypt’s New Capital
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Published August 24, 2024
The country’s government is relocating to a brand-new city in the desert outside of Cairo.
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Dry in the Rio Grande Basin
Published August 22, 2024
Amid drought in southern Texas and northern Mexico, Amistad Reservoir has hit record-low levels.
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Golfing in Illinois
The sport can be played on Earth’s distinctive green courses, such as those around Chicago, and even on the Moon’s gray soil.
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Smoke Streams from Fires in Madeira
Published August 20, 2024
Heat and wind gusts helped the blazes spread through over 5,700 hectares of forest.
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Treasured Maps
Elevation data collected during a space shuttle mission in 2000 continues to inform science and society in unexpected ways.
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Chilcotin River’s Landslide Lake Begins Draining
Published August 15, 2024
Erosion-resistant glacial sediment in the landslide deposit limited the extent of flooding downstream.
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