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Historical geology

Don Johnson, a former park ranger, on a fossil walk near his home on the Bonavista Peninsula in Newfoundland. As a kid, he used to climb on these rocks, but he says people here never know the fossils in these rocks were so significant.

A fossil flexes its muscle in Newfoundland, but it can’t keep thieves away

Science

Newfoundlanders hope a major fossil find will bring new tourists to the area. But history suggests that fossil thieves will also make their way north.

A NASA graphic illustrating the interior of the Earth.

How the Earth made its own water — out of rocks

Science
Eastern England and Doggerland, 8200 years ago.

Is this where the myth of Atlantis comes from?

Environment
An artist’'s rendering of a full-scale commercial low-input desert agriculture facility. Project’s designers say the concept should work in any low-altitude desert area near a large source of salt water.

Desert lunch: Coaxing climate-friendly food from the world’s driest places

Environment

Off the Debate Agenda: The Unmentionable Threat of Global Warming

Environment
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New Monkey Species Found in Central Africa

Environment

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the Lomami Forest, an African lowland rainforest in the DRC where a new species of monkey, Lesula, has been discovered. Conservation biologist John Hart with the Lukuru Wildlife Research Project talks about the discovery.

The Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes

There are as many as 60 uncontacted tribes living in the Amazon rainforest. National Geographic writer, Scott Wallace, spent three months trekking through the forest to look for signs of native people living there.

Scientists Discover Sub-Glacial Lake

After more than 20 years of drilling through two miles of glacial ice Russian scientists have reached the surface of Antarctica’s largest sub-glacial lake. The lake hasn’t been touched by light in millions of years and may be home to cold-loving organisms that have been left to their own evolutionary devices for millennia. Joining us […]

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Cool Fix for a Hot Planet

A California listener has a tip to help reduce your carbon footprint: turn off the oven early when you’re cooking.

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Under An Arizona Sun

Climate change has plants on the move in search of cooler territory in Northern Arizona, and the region’s signature piñon pine might be out of luck.

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