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EarthBlasts from the Past: Orbiting radar spots old nuclear-test sites
A technique that analyzes satellite images to detect subtle ground motions often can perceive subsidence over underground nuclear-test sites, sometimes even if those tests occurred decades ago.
By Sid Perkins -
PaleontologyAncestral Handful: Tiny skull puts Asia at root of primate tree
Researchers have unearthed the partial skull of the oldest known primate, a tiny creature that lived in south-central China 55 million years ago.
By Bruce Bower -
EarthMy Own Private Bad-Air Day: Outdoor data underrate pollutant exposure
Most people breathe in substantially more organic contaminants than airborne concentrations of such substances in their homes and communities would suggest.