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Badwater Ultramarathon returns to Death Valley in 2015

November 19, 2014
Amazing America, The 12 Most Amazing American Natural Wonders, Z: Homepage Featured Posts, Z: Homepage Main Story

Have you ever considered running 135 miles (217 km)? What about running 135 miles in July in the hottest and driest place in the United States? That's exactly what runners do each summer in the Badwater Ultramarathon at California's Death Valley…

October 29, 2014
12 Mammals Back from the Brink, Back from the Brink, Z: Homepage Featured Posts

Without help, the Amargosa vole could be extinct in just five years. The small rodents live in wetlands near Death Valley in California. They were thought to be extinct until they were rediscovered in the 1970s. Now researchers have created a captive breeding program to increase…