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The Sumatran Orangutan Faces Large-scale Habitat Loss

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The Sumatran orangutan, scientifically named Pongo abelii, inhabits the lush rainforests of Sumatra. These arboreal primates, known as "persons of the forest" in Malay, are highly intelligent and share close genetic ties with humans.

Can You Really Outrun a Volcano?

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In the movies it looks so easy. A team of scientists are working near the crater of a volcano when it suddenly erupts. They jump in their vehicle and outrace the surging lava flow to safety. In reality, it just doesn't happen that way.

Rarest Animals in the World: 10 Critically Endangered Species

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The 10 rarest animals in the world are still found in the wild but are dangerously close to becoming extinct.

9 Largest Islands in the World

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An island doesn't necessarily have to be small. You might be surprised by the size of some of these islands on our list. Here are the nine biggest ones.

Ancient Supervolcanoes Might Be Key to Our Energy Future

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Where can the U.S. mine lithium? Learn more about domestic lithium sources and supervolcanoes in this HowStuffWorks article.

Can You Identify These Big Cats?

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There are plenty of different big cats found throughout the world, but how well do you know them? Take this quiz if you believe that you can correctly identify them all!

7 Hot Facts About the Pacific Ring of Fire

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The Pacific's Ring of Fire is a 25,000 mile long "ring" that's home to 75 percent of all the world's volcanic activity and 90 percent of the planet's earthquakes. So what makes this area so active?

The '00s: Top 50 Questions of the Decade

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The Top 50 Questions of the Decade test what you remember of the 2000s. Was it all a blur, or can you answer the Top 50 Questions of the 2000s Decade?

25 Animals That Start With 'N'

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With over 1.5 million different species living on our planet, there is no shortage of interesting ways to categorize them into groups. Most of the unique creatures on the following list are not closely related, except for the fact they are all animals that start with "n."

Can You Name All 40 of These Cats?

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Can you name all these cats? How about Fuzz Aldrin, F. Scott Fitzferal, and Don Drapurr? OK, we're looking for the species name of each wild cat, but you can name them too if you want!

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