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USDA poster from the Dust Bowl era

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Tilled farmland. (farming, dirt, soil conservation)

Could We Lose All the Soil on Earth?

High-oblique view of the extra-tropical unnamed cyclone that merged with Hurricane Earl is featured in this image taken by an Expedition 24 crew member on the International Space Station (Sept. 2010).

Is the Number of Hurricanes Increasing?

Lightning over the outskirts of Oradea, Rom., during the thunderstorm of August 17, 2005.

16 Questions About Earth’s Atmsophere and Weather Answered

Rows of tassled corn in a Nebraska field. (agriculture)

Pro and Con: GMOs

Beet. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. Two rows of harvested beets.

18 Questions About Farming Answered

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Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

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Also Known As	shelterbelt

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USDA poster from the Dust Bowl era

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wind crop production arboriculture hydroponics dry farming chinampa forestry gardening horticulture irrigation propagation growing season