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Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left communities in the dark, and many flooded ...

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN for short, is one of the most powerful wildlife organizations. It ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left communities in the ...

Researchers from three U.S. territories gathered online Wednesday to discuss how rapid military expansion is transforming ...

In 1974, the U.S. tried staying on daylight saving time all year. The result was darker mornings and public panic.

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Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island ...

Discover the role of the Governor of Puerto Rico, currently Pedro R. Pierluisi, and how it compares to a U.S. state governor.