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The plates that make up the Earth's crust are always moving. When two plates meet, the motion causes lots of pressure...
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Earthquakes are happening all the time. Find out what makes the earth shake.
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The Earth is always changing. Mountains form and erode away. Volcanoes erupt and grow larger. Earthquakes shift the l...
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Volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes... Examine how plate tectonics affect our world!
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When viewed from above, the wide-open sea is vast and flat. But venture below and you'll find a varied landscape that...
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Deep inside the Earth, intense heat and pressure can change rocks into entirely new metamorphic rocks.
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Some volcanoes erupt explosively, like opening a shaken soda bottle, because their magma is full of gases.
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Most volcanoes form along plate boundaries. But some of the world's largest and most active volcanoes are found far f...
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If you marked every active volcano in the world on a map, you'd start to notice a pattern. Most of the world's active...
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If you look at a map, the coasts of South America and Africa seem to fit together like puzzle pieces.
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Ed Mathez has always been fascinated by rocks and the Earth. As a young boy, he went with his mother to old rock quar...
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Take a peek at our planet's layers, learn what secrets rocks reveal, and gain a long view of history.
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Explore the layers of our planet: the crust, mantle, and core.
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Over 500 years ago, the Inca built a city high in the Andes mountains called Huanuco Pampa (wa-nu-koh pam-pa).
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Mexico is the home of ancient cultures like the Maya and Aztecs. Today, Mexican culture is a blend of old and new.
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Thousands of years ago, nomads traveled throughout the area that is now Peru. Eventually, they settled into villages...
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Thousands of years before the Aztecs, a native people called the Zapotec founded one of Mexico's earliest civilizatio...
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Five hundred years ago, a great empire stretched along the Andes mountains and the Pacific coast of South America.
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During the 13th and 14th centuries, a group of people called the Aztecs flourished in Mexico. They built an advanced...
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About 120 kilometers (75 miles) off the coast of China is the island of Taiwan. Although this country is small, it is...
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Find out what causes volcanoes to erupt and how scientists study them.
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Do you dig the Earth? If so, you'll want to meet Ed.
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Two thousand years ago, an ancient city called Petra thrived deep in the desert of Nabataean kingdom.
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Biodiversity is the rich variety of life on Earth. But why is it important?
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Paleontologist Mark Norell answers kids’ questions.
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Find out how he became a geologist and what you can learn from studying rocks.
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