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How the Ice Age Worked
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An ice age is a period of cooling, marked by the presence of glaciers and ice sheets. Learn how an ice age works and if we're in an ice age right now.
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.
Splitting Tigers Into Subspecies Could Help Save Them From Extinction
There is only one tiger species, but HowStuffWorks looks at new research on six subspecies.
What Is a Glacier? Everything to Know About These Ice Masses
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Glaciers are rivers of ice and are the largest moving objects on Earth. Learn about glaciers and find out how much freshwater are frozen in glaciers.
Caspian Sea: The World's Largest Lake (Yes, You Read That Right)
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One of Earth's most interesting natural features, the Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water on the planet, defying conventional classifications to be both a sea and a lake.
Atlantic Ocean Currents Weakening, Near Verge of Collapse, Study Says
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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, plays an essential role in regulating ocean temperatures, but it looks as if it may be collapsing. What happens next?
Tibetan Glacial Ice Core May Hold Clues About Climate Change
Scientists from The Ohio State University have drilled longest ice core from outside the poles.
How Cave Dwellers Work
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Cave dwellers are stereotyped as heavy-browed and dim-witted. But who are the real cave people? Read about cave dwellers and their subterranean lives.
Several New Species of Tarantula Found High in the Andes
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Several new species of tarantula have been discovered at high elevations in the Andes. HowStuffWorks looks at them and why they're migrating so high.
Are climate skeptics right?
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Climate skeptics believe that climate change is a natural process, rather than the work of man. Learn about different climate skeptic arguments.