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 | | Roiling Poas Volcano
The restless Costa Rican volcano sustains a hot, ultra-acidic crater lake that shares similarities to Martian environments. |
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 | | Months in the Midnight Sun
Far above the Arctic Circle, the landscape around Utqiaġvik, Alaska, transforms from a frozen tundra to a mosaic of ponds during its 84 days without a sunset. |
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 | | A Final Resting Place in the Philippines
Thousands of soldiers killed during World War II are interred at the Manila American Cemetery, the largest overseas U.S. military cemetery. |
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 | | Waterlogged Lake Gregory
A network of brackish lakes and associated wetlands in northwestern Australia held more water than usual in October 2024 following an especially intense wet season. |
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 | | A Cerrado Above It All
A perched patch of grasslands and savanna in Brazil acts as a sponge to recharge groundwater and feed natural hot springs. |
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 | | An Impact Crater Hiding in Plain Sight
Much of the Goyder impact structure has eroded away, but there are remnants in Australia's Northern Territory. |
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 | | Smoky Zabaykal'skiy
Plumes choked Siberian skies as early-season wildland fires burned near a city in eastern Russia. |
