U.S. Geological Survey

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Earth & Climate Natural Disasters

A catastrophic earthquake devastates Haiti

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Geography Borders & Maps

Greenland looks as big as Africa, but it's 14x smaller

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Earth & Climate Natural Disasters

Mount St. Helens erupts catastrophically in Washington State

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Earth & Climate Natural Disasters

The Mississippi once ran backwards during the 1811-1812 New Madrid quakes

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Earth & Climate Natural Disasters

The Tangshan earthquake became one of history's deadliest disasters

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Earth & Climate Ecosystems

Returning wolves to Yellowstone may have helped regrow its riverbanks

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Science Chemistry

Water is at its heaviest at 4°C — which is why ice floats

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Science Chemistry

Mercury is the only metal that stays liquid at room temperature

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