Spodosol

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climate and soil

Soil regions of the United States, showing areas covered by soil orders of the U.S. Soil Taxonomy. Click on a soil order for a descriptive entry on properties and uses.

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Earth from space. Full-hemisphere views of the Earth showing Hurricane Linda at its peak approaching Baja California on 1997 September 11.

What Is Earth’s Velocity?

Tilled farmland. (farming, dirt, soil conservation)

Could We Lose All the Soil on Earth?

Solar system illustration. (planets; sun)

Why Are Planets Round?

Remarkable new details of Pluto's largest moon Charon are revealed in this image from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), taken late on July 13, 2015 from a distance of 289,000 miles

Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?

Astronomical Observatory of the Mojon del Trigo. Long exposure using the star trail technique. Sierra Nevada National Park, in the province of Granada, Andalusia.

Is Earth Going to Change the Direction in Which It Rotates?

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Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

Red Army (Soviet) soldiers in the Russian Revolution.

Russian Revolution Timeline

Prince. musician Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson). Prince WELCOME 2 AMERICA tour. Exclusive North American Performances, 2010-11

7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Inventors

jeans, denim, pants, clothing

Why Do We Say “A Pair of Pants”?

Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm

9 Noteworthy Bog Bodies (And What They Tell Us)

Close-up of ostriches (Struthio camelus) necks and heads; location unknown.

6 of the World's Most Dangerous Birds

American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.

What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?

Spodosol: Media

soil type

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Spodosol soil profile, showing a strongly leached surface horizon above a sandy layer...

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff

climate and soil

climate and soil

The effects of climate on soil worldwide. A schematic cross section of Earth illustrates...

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Soil regions of the United States, showing areas covered by soil orders of the U.S. Soil Taxonomy. Click on a soil order for a descriptive entry on properties and uses.

Soil regions of the United States, showing areas covered by soil orders of the U.S....

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

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