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Trees have always been a part of human civilization, and their uses range from providing protection, food, shade, and a source of life in the form of oxygen to many other things. Among the innumerable ...

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Decades of evidence link foxes and feral cats with extinctions of Australian mammals. Claims these introduced predators ...

Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

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Volcanic rock at the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument filters rain and snowmelt into an underground aquifer network that holds as much as 200 of California's biggest reservoirs.

Discover all the differences between the black mamba vs king cobra. Would you believe that king cobras can live up to 20 years?