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Space & Astronomy

“From out there on the Moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitc...
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History of Fuel

If one thing changed us, it was discovering fire. We could cook food, which released more nutrients, so we became stronger and healthier. We didn't have to rely on animal skins to keep us warm, our caves had he...
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Hot Spots of the Earth

Hot spots are places within the mantle where rocks melt to generate magma. We know where the hot spots are by the amount of volcanic activity that happens there. We may see volcanoes form. Red-hot magma from th...
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What Causes Earthquakes

Ancient cultures all had their own beliefs about what caused earthquakes. These ranged from the elephants holding up the world were getting tired (India), a flea-infected dog that was pulling a sled under the E...
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Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is the result of increased greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. When we talk about climate change, pollution or the greenhouse effect, we tend to first look to the changes that ou...