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How Sand Dunes Work
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Sand dunes are more intriguing than you might think. For one, some sand dunes sing. What other interesting facts can you learn about sand dunes?
Mimetoliths: The Faces We See in Rock Formations
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Erosion and weather can combine to make rock formations look like all kinds of things, from human faces to animals. They're called mimetoliths and we've taken a look at four of the most famous.
Where Have All the Seashells Gone?
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All that seashell collecting you've been doing actually hurts the environment.
How Do Mountains Form?
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If geology has taught us anything about Earth's history, it's that nothing is permanent. And that goes for mountain ranges, all of which are constantly rising and falling.
Sand Is in Such High Demand, People Are Stealing Tons of It
As the world becomes more urbanized, the demand for sand, a key ingredient of concrete, keeps growing. But there's only so much sand to go around.
The Pyramid in Antarctica Isn't Actually a Pyramid
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Conspiracy theories surface around pretty much everything, especially on the internet. So when 2016 satellite imagery showed what appeared to be a pyramid in Antarctica that was large enough to be seen from outer space, people had questions.
Can You Name the Landform From a Definition?
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From mountains to battures, hoodoos to plains, our planet is covered in landforms of all types. How well do you know them? Start taking this quiz to find out!
What Is a Bomb Cyclone?
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Bombogenesis is a phenomenon in which the atmospheric pressure in the middle of a low-pressure system drops rapidly, intensifying a storm and creating a bomb cyclone.
Not Just Rocks: The Geology Quiz
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Geologists study the processes and substances that form Earth. Most of those processes happen over millions of years, but this quiz only takes a few minutes! Find out how rock solid your knowledge of geology is.
Why landscape with native plants?
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Native plants are usually easier to take care of and they can be less expensive than non-native species, too. Learn about native plant landscaping.