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Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.

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But, aside from the question of contributing to further carbon emissions, fracking is potentially dangerous, as it can sometimes trigger earthquakes ... into the searing heat of an underground ...

Many of the world's biggest cities are facing too much or too little water. Regional solutions are helping vulnerable communities become more resilient.

We arrive outside Holland America Line’s Westerdam. Standing on the dock, looking up to the top of the 11-deck ship, we are ...

On July 1, 1905, and for a month, the Magasin d’Education et de Récréation serialized a novel by Jules Verne titled ...