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Running Antarctica's 'Penguin Post Office': Coolest Job Ever?

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There's a dream job for everyone, and sometimes that's everybody else's nightmare job. Meet the women who will run Antarctica's "penguin post office."

Can You Identify These Canadian National Treasures?

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The second-largest country in the world, Canada is full of important landmarks (both natural and manmade.) Can you guess what they are from a photo?

How 'Scarface' Al Capone Became the Original Gangster

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Al Capone had a reputation for using violence in his pursuit of power. HowStuffWorks looks at why it took tax evasion to bring him down.

A Comprehensive Look at Hurricane Maria in 2023

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Explore the impact of Hurricane Maria. Understand its devastation and aftermath. Learn about the history of Hurricane Maria today.

Iterative Evolution: Did the Aldabra Rail Evolve Twice?

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The flightless Aldabra rail only lives on the Aldabra Atoll in Madagascar. But this example of iterative evolution descended from birds that soar.

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 Can't We Solve the Amelia Earhart Mystery?

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Why can't we solve the Amelia Earhart mystery? Read about her disappearance and why what happened to Amelia Earhart remains a mystery.

The Tiny Kiwi Bird Is Related to Massive Emus and Ostriches

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The kiwi bird: a small, flightless bird with some seriously strange features! Native to New Zealand, this bird in the world is unlike any other, with hair-like kiwi feathers, nostrils at the tip of its beak and a highly developed sense of smell.

How Uranium Mining Works

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Thanks to our voracious appetite for energy, the element long linked with nuclear weapons is taking on a new role. Where does the hunt begin for uranium?

Did They Find Amelia Earhart's Plane in 2024?

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Amelia Earhart set numerous records before vanishing in 1937 during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Her disappearance remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of aviation, sparking decades of research and speculation about what really happened to her and her navigator, Fred Noonan.

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