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Scientists collect groundwater samples from a mine in South Africa.

1.2 billion-year-old groundwater is some of the oldest on Earth

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

Researchers discovered 1.2 billion-year-old groundwater inside a mine in South Africa.

Geology
A photo of Neptune taken by Voyager 2 on August 16, 1989.

Neptune: The farthest planet from our sun

By Patrick Pester published

Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun in our solar system and home to blistering winds and diamond rain.

Neptune
Dromedary camels have one hump, like the animal here walking in the desert between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

What do camels eat in the desert?

By Jeanna Bryner published

Camels' large, leathery mouths can handle the prickly thorns of almost any kind of desert vegetation, including that which other desert animals steer clear of.

Land Mammals
Whirlpool

Whirlpools: Facts, formation and survival tips

By Ailsa Harvey published

Reference Whirlpools form when fast-flowing currents in oceans and rivers constantly change direction. What do they look like and can you escape from one?

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lemon water benefits

Lemon water benefits: Are there any?

By Joanne Lewsley published

reference Are there really any benefits to lemon water? We look at how the clinical evidence stacks up against anecdotal claims

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Pregnant woman drinking glass of water in kitchen at home. - stock photo

How to drink more water

By Will McAuley published

Reference Feeling fatigued, having headaches, or difficulty concentrating? Find out how to drink more water

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Goldilocks zone

The Goldilocks zone: The place in a solar system that's just right

By Andrew May published

Reference Discover how finding this habitable zone is essential to uncovered life on other worlds

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A geyser erupts in Yellowstone National Park. It is supplied with water superheated by magma in underground fluid pathways.

Secrets of 'mystery sandwich' beneath Yellowstone revealed in new map

By Harry Baker published

Researchers using a giant electromagnet suspended from a helicopter have created a detailed map of the hydrothermal system underneath Yellowstone National Park for the first time.

Geology
This image from the Landsat 8 satellite taken Jan. 29 shows the artificial snow being used for Alpine skiing and sliding sports at the Yanqing Olympic Zone northwest of Beijing.

Artificial snow at Winter Olympics stands out in striking satellite image

By Harry Baker published

A new image from the Landsat 8 satellite shows the contrast of artificial snow against an otherwise snowless mountain at the Winter Olympics in China.

Planet Earth
mars bosporus planum

Water on Mars may have flowed for a billion years longer than thought

By Elizabeth Howell published

New evidence finds substantial water on Mars flowed as recently as 2 billion years ago.

Mars
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