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What Is the Moon Made Of? Kaleidoscopic Map Sheds Light
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You're not the first person to ask, "What is the moon made of?" Scientists spent decades creating the Unified Geologic Map of the Moon to answer this and more.
How to Volunteer for the U.S. Geological Survey
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The U.S. Geological Survey offers opportunities to volunteers interested in natural science. Read about volunteer ideas through the U.S. Geological Survey.
How Maps Work
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A map is a type of language, a graphic way of representing information, whether it's to show population density or tell you how to get from Point A to Point B. Here's how they're made.
10 Tips for Mapping Your Family History
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You might know where you're going but do you know where you came from? Here are 10 tips for mapping your family history from HowStuffWorks.
How Artificial Geothermal Energy Works
Artificial geothermal energy is made by adding water to naturally hot rocks. Learn about artificial geothermal energy.
What Causes the Tectonic Plates to Move?
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Discover the origins of the continental drift theory and how scientists explain these geologic phenomena.
How Earthquake-resistant Buildings Work
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Sometimes it seems as though Earth has been hitting the caffeine a little too hard, with all the shakes from earthquakes. So, how do structures stand strong amid all those quakes?
What Did Your Address Look Like 250 Million Years Ago?
The Ancient Earth visualization map shows the movement of the planet's tectonic plates in a really cool way.
How Do We Find Things in the Blackness of Space?
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How are the exact positions of objects in space tracked? HowStuffWorks checks out the science of mapping in space.
Is Africa Splitting in Two? Really? Here's the Scoop
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The notion of Africa splitting has the attention scientists and geologists worldwide, as the Great Rift Valley stretches and tears at the Earth's crust.