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National baselines for the Sustainable Development Goals assessed in the SDG Index and Dashboards

Nature Geoscience 10, 547 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2985 Authors: Guido Schmidt-Traub, Christian Kroll, Katerina Teksoz, David Durand-Delacre & Jeffrey D. Sachs Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds

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wigmund: From National Geographic Photo of the Day; December…

wigmund: From National Geographic Photo of the Day; December 28, 2016: Sand CityJames Bau, National Geographic Your Shot Resembling towers in an extraterrestrial city, these otherworldly towers are tufas, formed on the shore of Mono Lake, California. Your Shot photographer … Continue reading

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‘Firefall’ phenomenon wows guests to Yosemite National Park

Credit: @Alopexadv on Instagram It’s the time of yr for the mesmerizing phenomenon “firefall” to light up Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park. The pure impact provides the phantasm that brilliant orange lava is flowing off the cliff on the … Continue reading

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The Geology of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park has a unique and very visible geological character. This, and the geomorphological processes that have taken place in the area have been fundamental in shaping the outstanding landscape and scenery of the … Continue reading

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First dinosaur bones found in Denali National Park

An extremely well-preserved footprint in Denali National Park reveals a meat-eating dinosaur’s claws, fleshy toe pads and pebbly skin texture. Credit: Pat Druckenmiller Dinosaur footprints lead to first discovery of bones in Denali National ParkPaleontologists from the University of Alaska … Continue reading

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First dinosaur bones found in Denali National Park

Paleontologists have found the first dinosaur bones in Denali National Park. They also discovered several new dinosaur trackways, which are fossilized impressions left by ancient animals walking through mud that eventually became rock. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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First dinosaur bones found in Denali National Park

Paleontologists have found the first dinosaur bones in Denali National Park. They also discovered several new dinosaur trackways, which are fossilized impressions left by ancient animals walking through mud that eventually became rock. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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How a huge landslide shaped Zion National Park

A computer-simulated time sequence of the gargantuan Sentinel landslide in Zion Canyon 4,8000 years ago is shown here. The first six frames show the progress of the rock-avalanche landslide, which lasted about a minute. Darker brown indicates thicker slide deposits, … Continue reading

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Desert Therapy

PLast week I visited sunny Pasadena to present the five years of scientific research I have been working on, and I

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Visco rejects austerity budgets to cut national debt

IMG class=hide alt=”Visco rejects austerity budgets to cut national debt” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-942140453bc9728338eb4c298bac3635.jpg” (ANSA) – Pavia, March 25 – Bank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco said Tuesday that boosting economic growth should be the government’s main tool for cutting the country’s massive … Continue reading

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