I hiked into Arizona's Grand Canyon—here's what it was like

With backcountry camping, river swims and endless solitude, the multi-day Escalante hiking route offers deep insight into the ...
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Wind erosion made the Sphinx? New theory gets roasted

NYU researchers now claim the Great Sphinx may have started as a lion-like rock carved by wind. Egyptians, they say, just “finished the job.” In this video, I break down the theory — and why it might ...

Sandblasting on Mars: Camera reveals how prevailing winds shape elongated landforms in volcanic zone

Martian winds can have quite an impact. ESA's Mars Express has spotted them whipping up sand grains and acting as a cosmic ...

Mangrove loss is making the Niger Delta more vulnerable: We built a model that can track how the forests are doing

Rivers State on Nigeria's coastline has some of Africa's largest mangrove ecosystems. The Niger Delta itself contains the ...