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Biomass satellite returns striking first images of forests and more
Today, at the Living Planet Symposium, ESA revealed the first stunning images from its Biomass satellite mission—marking a ...
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'Nothing short of spectacular': ESA's Biomass satellite releases 1st views of Earth from orbit (photos)
New images from ESA's Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what's ...
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On a Patagonian plateau, a microendemic frog makes a hopeful comeback
A first look at Argentina’s Somuncurá Plateau reveals features somewhat predictable for a Patagonian steppe: shrubs, grass, ...
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I'm the First Person to Travel to Every Country in the World Without Ever Getting on a Plane–How I Did It
Denmark’s Thor Pedersen spent nine years, nine months, and 16 days on the road, visiting 203 countries, never once taking ...
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CITIES IN PERIL: Cairo in the hot seat
By Walaa Kamal in Cairo Climate change, especially extreme heatwaves, is already affecting Cairo, and its impact will only ...
Analysis casts doubt on ancient drying of northern Africa's climate, raising new questions about early human evolution
A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable ...
Stone tools from a cave on South Africa’s coast speak of life at the end of the Ice Age
The Robberg is one of southern Africa’s most distinctive and widespread stone tool technologies. Robberg tools – which we ...
Which African countries are flourishing? Scientists have a new way of measuring well-being
Victor Counted is a psychological scientist whose research across 40 African countries offers a data-rich rethinking of ...
In Chile's Atacama, world's driest desert, growing lettuces with fog
In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...
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75 years after Partition: These maps show how the British split India
75 years after Partition: These maps show how the British split India. The hastily drawn border, known as the Radcliffe Line, attempted to carve out two nations along religious lines—but sparked ...
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Johannesburg, South Africa - Weather Forecasts | Maps - Yahoo
View the latest weather forecasts, maps, news and alerts on Yahoo Weather. Find local weather forecasts for Johannesburg, South Africa throughout the world ...