Yet humans — the keystone species for fire on Earth — are merging the two arenas of earthly burning with a give and take that is reshaping the planet in what resembles a slow-motion Ragnarok.

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Images of Mars taken from orbit show thousands of mounds in a region sculpted by water billions of years ago. A robotic mission may investigate the area one day.

The study highlights the urgent need to safeguard global tropical wetlands from human impact. Complex organisms, thousands of ...

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As long as a nation doesn't claim to own the area, the law permits them to build a base ... planets in the solar system and the only planet humans have sent rovers to explore.

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There are people on the planet who have a desire to create very uncomfortable situations for other human beings. Most ...

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by using them as food, and by disrupting their habitats. Every time two species come in contact, they have a chance to share their viruses. Because humans are widespread, and very efficient at ...

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Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...