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The Battle for Sullivan’s Island
5 min read

Marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet helped colonial forces repel British forces during a pivotal battle on the barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina, on June 28, 1776.

Jun 26, 2026
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Playing the Moon Game 
4 min read

Apollo astronauts previewed their roles as lunar field geologists in Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.

Jun 24, 2026
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Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha
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Relentless rains are threatening a lake in Kenya's Great Rift Valley that has become a key hub in the global flower trade.

Jun 23, 2026
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Nebraska’s Wide, Rolling Domain
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The Nebraska Sandhills—the largest system of sand dunes in the Western Hemisphere—stretch across about one-quarter of the state.

Jun 16, 2026
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Pumice Rafts Encroach on Admiralty Islands
4 min read

Buoyant volcanic rock fragments from an underwater eruption drifted across the Bismarck Sea and choked island coasts.

Jun 15, 2026
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World Cup Fever in Guadalajara
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The city's metro area has pushed westward since it last hosted World Cup matches in 1986, expanding across a landscape shaped by ancient volcanoes.

Jun 12, 2026
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Jim Irons, Former Landsat Project Scientist, Wins Pecora Award
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Landsat’s Jim Irons won the prestigious William T. Pecora Award. Irons, now an emeritus scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, played an integral role in shaping the Landsat program into what it is today.

Jun 10, 2026
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Digging Back in Time in the UAE
5 min read

Once below a shallow sea, Jabal al Fāyah now stands above the desert in the United Arab Emirates as a reminder of a watery past and early human survival.

Jun 8, 2026
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Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island
3 min read

A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.

Jun 2, 2026
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A Shift in What’s Shaping U.S. Landscapes
5 min read

Wild disturbances are on the rise, while land disturbed by human activity has been decreasing.

May 28, 2026
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