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Thu, Apr 04, 2013 11:08 AM by Shea Gunther
Ever wonder why mountains are as tall as they are? Why is the tallest mountain on Mars nearly 3 times higher than Mount Everest? Wonder no more! MinuteEarth has the answer.
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Thu, Apr 04, 2013 10:24 AM by Charles Q. Choi, OurAmazingPlanet
The clouds were thin enough to allow sunlight through but thick enough to trap the thermal radiation emitted by the ice sheet.
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Thu, Apr 04, 2013 9:48 AM
Video: Deb Miller and Susan Connolly, Michigan residents who live near the Kalamazoo River oil spill, are now advocates for pipeline safety. They talk with Rachel Maddow about why tar sands oil spills are particularly nasty to clean up.
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Wed, Apr 03, 2013 8:48 PM by Bryan Nelson
Cars speeding down newly paved roads are striking Africa's endangered species at an alarming rate.
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Wed, Apr 03, 2013 6:01 PM by Jaymi Heimbuch
Put on your walking shoes, leash up the dog, and most importantly, grab your camera. Here are the places you don't want to miss.
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Wed, Apr 03, 2013 4:33 PM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet
The super-continent Pangaea may've broken up differently than from we originally thought.
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Wed, Apr 03, 2013 11:30 AM by Catie Leary
Although many people bathe in the holy waters of the Ganges and Yamuna, about 426 million liters of pollution are pumped into the rivers every day.
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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 5:20 PM by Becky Oskin, LiveScience
For a state that depends on air travel for moving people and goods to its remote towns and villages, it's critical to know when and where to expect a volcanic plume.
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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 2:41 PM
Video: A discussion of the recent oil pipeline rupture and the long-term effects it will have.
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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 11:57 AM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet
Modern extremophiles living in deep sea vents aren't living fossils; they appeared after the meteor extinction event that occurred 65 million years ago.
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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 11:50 AM by Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience
When streams of high-energy, charged particles come rushing from the sun to batter Earth, they cause what are called geomagnetic storms.
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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 11:26 AM by Catie Leary
Scientists fly between Alaska and Greenland to gather data for NASA's Operation IceBridge, an airborne science mission to study Earth's polar ice.
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Mon, Apr 01, 2013 4:47 PM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet
Two advanced forms of radar work in unison monitor the Hawaiian Kilauea's magma fluctuations, in case a dangerous eruption threatens locals.
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Mon, Apr 01, 2013 3:30 PM by Douglas Main, LiveScience
In the summer of 2011, western Lake Erie turned a noxious green, as a massive algae bloom coated the surface and lapped up in mats along the shore.
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Mon, Apr 01, 2013 12:29 PM by John Platt
Eli Reimer's climb raised $85,000 for his parents' nonprofit.
