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African American students demonstrate against the Vietnam War on the steps of the Main Administration Building in the early 1970s. A new grant will help the University of Maryland and other institutions digitally archive documentation of student activism by people of color.(Photo courtesy of University Archives)

A new study by geographical sciences researchers reveals that the South American continent lost 20% of its natural ecosystems since 1985—equivalent to 21.6 soccer fields of natural land being degraded or converted by human activity every single minute for more than three decades.

Physically distanced fans watch a spring training game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Florida on March 22. A new UMD-Post Poll shows many fans are uncomfortable returning even to outdoor games this spring.(Photo by AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)