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The Curious Case of Horseshoe Lakes: Unraveling Their Abundance and Global Distribution
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The Shifting Waters: Unveiling the Size of the Aral Sea in 1000 CE
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Golden Showers from Above: Exploring the Possibility of Precious Rainfall Caused by Gold-Containing Meteors
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Unraveling the Earth’s Carbon Cycle: How Long Until CO2 Depletion in the Absence of Human-Driven Climate Change?
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