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Solved: Why Blind Faults Make Big Quakes
Michael Reilly, Discovery News
Why do deeply buried faults shake harder when they break? Scientists finally find the answer, with lessons that could help save lives.
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Wild animals get cancer too and the disease is another conservation threat.
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Although perceived as invasive predators, dingoes actually protect biodiversity.
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Greater dust accumulation as a result of climate change speeds up mountain snowmelt.
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