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What If We Drilled Into a Supervolcano?
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What could happen if we poked one of these sleeping giants? There are two scenarios. One is good. One is very, very bad.
Can You Identify What Kind of Scientist Deals With These Natural Phenomena?
You don't need a microscope or a lab coat for this quiz — just a healthy appreciation for the many ways scientists make our world a better place! Because science is so cool, each type of scientist has a specific name. See how many you know!
Gigantic Undiscovered Cave Found in British Columbia
How, in today's world, could a cave this massive go undetected for so long?
Can You Name These Cartoon Characters' Careers?
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Hey, even a cartoon character needs money to live, right? From high-powered executives to quarry workers, the occupations of cartoon characters are varied and sometimes surprising. Can you name them all?
How Oil Drilling Works
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Oil drilling a complex process that involves the drilling and pumping of oil from underground wells. Learn about oil drilling and the oil drilling process.
Could Noah's ark really have happened?
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Is it possible that Noah's ark really existed? Find out more about Noah's ark and if a great flood was a reality.
Is Dowsing Real, or Just a Bunch of Hocus-Pocus?
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When it comes to water witches we're faced with two distinct possibilities. One, they're either really good, at pulling a fast one on desperate landowners looking for groundwater. Or, two, they actually know what they're doing.
Earthquakes on the Mississippi: The New Madrid Seismic Zone
Will a town in southern Missouri be the epicenter of the next 'big one'?
Is Quicksand Real? Learn How Quicksand Works
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Countless movies and television shows depict quicksand as some kind of living creature that sucks its victims down into a bottomless pit, never to be heard from again. Well, you can't believe everything Hollywood tells you.
How Do Scientists Determine the Age of Dinosaur Bones?
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Every time a new fossil is found, one of the first things scientists determine is how old that fossil really is. But how do they determine it, and how can they be completely accurate?