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Exploration and Explorers

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UK Woman Is First to Ski Across Antarctica

The frigid journey marks a new record for several reasons.



Volcanoes

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Meet Earth's Newest Island

Has the volcanic eruption that created it stopped for good?



Arctic

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Greenland Icebergs Breaking Off at Near...

Scientists drilled deep to uncover the icy past.



Antarctica

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Strangely Moving Antarctic Lakes Surpri...

Mysterious lakes may offer help in studying climate change effects.



Earths Interior

Kimberlite magma mineral grains

How Diamond-Rich Magmas Rise from Earth...

Kimberlite magmas rise much more rapidly than expected.



Earthquakes

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Haiti Could Be in New Earthquake Cycle,...

Historic records show previous earthquake patterns on Hispaniola.



Destinations

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Ancient Siam: A Trip Through Thailand's...

Golden age of Buddhism and prosperity.



National Parks

Martin Luther King Jr. National Monument in Washington, D.C.

National Parks Offer Free Admission for...

See a Civil Rights monument or knock a park off your bucket list.



Deserts

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6 Amazing Desert Races

Think you've done it all? You haven't.


Mountains

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Teen Climber Now Youngest Person to Cli...

16-year-old finished his quest on Dec. 24 in Antarctica.



Canyons

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Grand Canyon's Birth Linked to Deep Ear...

Structure below ground sheds light on canyon formation mystery.



Miscellaneous

OurAmazingPlanet Facebook Sweepstakes Prizes

OurAmazingPlanet Launches Facebook Swee...

Find out what you can win.



Glaciers

GPS unit in Greeland bedrock

Warm Spike in 2010 Caused Greenland to ...

Warmer weather melted ice, causing bedrock below to uplift.



News

The new Magellan eXplorist 110 GPS receiver.

Hiker Tech: New Handheld GPS Released a...

An affordable way not to get lost in the woods.



Islands

A plume rises from a new island in the Red Sea on Dec. 23, 2011.

New Island Rises In the Red Sea

Will the island last, or will waves wash it away?



Caves

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Remote Island Caves Reveal Clues to Wor...

Stalagmites on floors of caves provide ten thousand year-record.