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April Showers to March’s Lions and Lambs
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What Is Earth’s Velocity?
September 11, 2005, ozone thinning over antarctica reached its maximum extent for the year.
Is the Ozone Layer Finally Healing Itself?
Lightning over the outskirts of Oradea, Rom., during the thunderstorm of August 17, 2005.
16 Questions About Earth’s Atmsophere and Weather Answered
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Why Are Planets Round?
Lightning over a farm field. Weather electricity thunderstorm light energy tree
Can Lightning Strike the Same Place Twice?
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.
What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?
The Fortune-Teller, oil on canvas by Georges de La Tour, probably the 1630s; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. (101.9 x 123.5 cm.) (The Fortune Teller)
10 Paintings You Should See at the Met in New York City
illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
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