As populations grow, demand for water increases. The expected increase in droughts would reduce supply.
Orange County’s Water Replenishment System purifies 70 million gallons a day as one
What are these unusual body parts good for? What purpose, we wonder, could they serve?
This Apatosaurus louisae is steel and fiberglass, not 150-million-year-old bone.
The most famous ceratopsian is Triceratops, with its three horns. But Triceratops is just one member of this large family of dinosaurs, each with its own unique appearance.
When this animal lived more than 65 million years ago, the bone was covered in a
The model you see here doesn’t predict the future—but it does illustrate one possible outcome of polar ice sheet meltdown.
the southern end of Manhattan Island, a borough currently home to more than 1.5 million
In the ancient Liaoning forest, pieces of plants fell into the lake, sank to the bottom, were buried and eventually became fossils. In recent years researchers have found enough fossil plants to re-cr
semiarid environment, suggesting that the climate in this part of eastern Asia 130 million
Fossil bone is a code that records an animal’s biology in microscopic detail; cracking that code will be among the greatest challenges of 21st-century paleontology.
pro-to-ser-uh-TOPS-see-uns" Size: N/A this a variable group Food: plants When they lived: 80-85 million
As temperature rises, more water evaporates from the ocean, transferring energy and water vapor to the atmosphere.
Fourteen million people were left homeless, and damages totaled more than $20 billion
Find out about the three figures depicted in the monument and the multiple ways in which the statue is interpreted today.
also known as the “Conservation President”—during his presidency, more than 230 million
Most dinosaur bones are found piece by piece-a broken Stegosaurus thigh bone here, a T. rex tooth there. When paleontologists uncover a nearly complete skeleton, they are thrilled-and finding fossils
meters (20 feet) WEIGHT: probably 1 ton or more Food: plants When it lived: 70 million
Protoceratops, like most ceratopsians, had a large head compared to its body. One reason ceratopsian heads were so enormous is that the skulls had bony collars, known as frills, covering the neck. Lik
3 feet) WEIGHT: 180 kilograms (400 pounds) Food: plants When it lived: 80-85 million
