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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?

Blackboard inscribed with scientific formulas and calculations in physics and mathematics

The World Science Festival’s Pioneers in Science

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?

Laboratory glassware (beakers)

5 Quizzes That Will Tell You Whether You Should Have Been a Scientist

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Why We Celebrate MLK Day

Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

United States Presidential Election of 2012. Mitt Romney. Official portrait of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, Dec. 6, 2012 after his reelection Nov. 6, 2012. Official portrait Obama

10 Democrats Who Made History

United States elections portal page linking to each election interactive

A History of U.S. Presidential Elections in Maps

Washington, D.C. locator map.

What State Is Washington, D.C. In?

physical geology: References & Edit History

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Branches of Geology.	Parul Jain	Jun 23, 2011
	New article added.	John P. Rafferty	Mar 04, 2009