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Earth Is Smaller Than Thought, New Measurements Show
New measurements reveal that Earth is smaller than was previously thought—though not by much.
If you're a planning a trip around the world, you may be pleased to hear that you have about 0.1 inch (2.5 millimeters) fewer to travel. Although the change is tiny, experts say it could have implications for predicting sea-level rise and the effects of global warming
Lost World Found in Indonesia Is Trove of New Species
To boldly go where no one has gone before, one group of scientists didn't have to venture into space. They found a lost world right here on Earth.
"It really was like crossing some sort of time warp into a place that people hadn't been to," said Bruce Beehler of the wildlife expedition he co-led in December into the isolated Foja Mountains on the tropical South Pacific island of New Guinea.
"It really was like crossing some sort of time warp into a place that people hadn't been to," said Bruce Beehler of the wildlife expedition he co-led in December into the isolated Foja Mountains on the tropical South Pacific island of New Guinea.
During a 15-day stay at a camp they had cut out of the jungle, the conservationists found a trove of animals never before documented, from a new species of the honeyeater bird to more than 20 new species of frogs.
"We were like kids in a candy store," said Beehler, a bird expert with Conservation International in Washington, D.C. "Everywhere we looked we saw amazing things we had never seen before."
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