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A 1,000-Year-Old Irrigation System in Spain Is Getting a New Life

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Researchers in Spain’s arid Southeast are working to restore Islamic-era acequias, canals that form an irrigation system in Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Read more.

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Researchers May Have Found True Identity of Ancient 'Hobbit' Species

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Anthropologists know of at least two ancient species of tiny humans that lived on the islands of southeast Asia over 50,000 years ago. The origin of these extinct humans is unknown, but new research suggests they’re more closely related to Denisovans and Neanderthals—and, by consequence, modern humans—than previously… Read more.

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Strange, Isolated Group of Polar Bears Discovered in Greenland

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Researchers have identified a previously unknown population of polar bears living in isolation Southeast Greenland. The bears hunt for seals in fjords, on freshwater ice shelves, instead of on rapidly receding sea ice like other polar bear species. Some of these bears are also smaller than other populations. Read more.

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Mansions Burn in California as Coastal Wildfire Spreads

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The cause of the Coastal Fire, which is burning just a few miles southeast of Laguna Beach, has yet to be determined. A fire in Laguna Niguel, California, has burned through 200 acres and several multimillion-dollar homes since it started on May 11. Read more.

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The U.S. Should Stop Blaming Other Countries for Plastic Pollution

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Study after study have suggested that Asian countries, particularly ones in Southeast Asia, are the biggest contributors to plastic pollution. This belief has informed policy, too—the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent plan for how to tackle the issue of plastic pollution, for instance, said that together,… Read more.

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‘Nowhere Is Perfectly Safe’: A Coastal Expert on What Comes After Ida

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Hurricane Ida slammed into southeast Louisiana on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina —and less than a year after two other hurricanes hit the region. The state is hardly alone. Read more.

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NASA condemns Chinese space debris’ free fall to Earth

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Debris from a Chinese rocket has made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere over Southeast Asia.

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