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Last Plane Leaves South Pole for the Winter
February 22, 2012
Isolation lasts for about eight months in this desolate and forbidding spot. View Full Article »
Earthquake Strikes Indonesia
February 22, 2012
Preliminary magnitude of 5.6, according to the USGS. View Full Article »
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Fly Through a Cracking Glacier With New NASA Video
February 21, 2012
Take a hair-raising and amazing ride through a huge rift in the ice. View Full Article »
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Happy Mardi Gras: New Orleans from Above
February 21, 2012
The below-sea level city is continually sinking. View Full Article »
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One Year Later: Lessons Learned from Deadly Japan Earthquake
February 21, 2012
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan last March have changed the way scientists and leaders plan for disasters. View Full Article »
Earthquake Strikes Missouri
February 21, 2012
Preliminary magnitude of 4.0, according to the USGS. View Full Article »
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High Flying Action: The Winter Teva Mountain Games
February 20, 2012
From fire jumping bikers to ice climbers, see all the action. View Full Article »
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Best Earth Images of the Week - Feb. 17, 2012
February 17, 2012
The tiniest chameleon (so small!), frozen delights and incredible lava flows — these are just the beginning. Check out our choices for this week's Best Earth Images. View Full Article »
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Stunning Image: Etna's Newest Lava Flow
February 17, 2012
Lava was produced by volcano's most recent eruption earlier this month. View Full Article »
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Oasis of Tiny Life Discovered Beneath Desert
February 17, 2012
A detector meant for Mars finds life in the salty soil beneath a Chilean desert. View Full Article »
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Diving Mountains: Can They Stop, or Start, Earthquakes?
February 17, 2012
Seamounts get dragged under the surface by subducting plates. View Full Article »
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Safeguarding Antarctica’s Buried Lakes
February 16, 2012
The British Antarctic Survey is taking planetary protection measures to be the next to reach a subglacial lake. View Full Article »
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The Secret to Packing for an Antarctic Expedition
February 16, 2012
Months of preparation are needed to visit the southernmost continent. View Full Article »
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Satellite Close-Up: A Remote Eruption
February 16, 2012
NASA satellite spies steam and ash over South Pacific volcano. View Full Article »
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Plate Tectonics Becoming Clearer With Computers
February 16, 2012
Models getting better and seeing how plates collide and rift. View Full Article »
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Ancient Rocks Suggest Early Earth Was Motley Mix
February 16, 2012
Ancient volcanic rocks withstood melt, mixing. View Full Article »
The Ontong Java Plateau, which lies in the Pacific Ocean, north of the Solomon Islands, formed from one of the largest volcanic events on Earth in the last 300 million years.
Ancient Massive Volcanic Eruption Still Mystifies
February 16, 2012
A cosmic impact has been ruled out for the volcanic blasts lasting 7 million years. View Full Article »
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OurAmazingPlanet Announces Sweepstakes Winners
February 15, 2012
Three grand prize winners won digital cameras. View Full Article »
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Ancient Yellowstone Eruptions Not from Supervolcano, Study Says
February 15, 2012
Instead, a rip in a subducting slab may have released flow of magma. View Full Article »
Earthquake Strikes Papua New Guinea
February 15, 2012
Preliminary magnitude of 5.6, according to the USGS. View Full Article »
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Mystery of Huge Stone Circle Solved
February 15, 2012
Odd circle has a more scientific explanation. View Full Article »
El Hierro underwater eruption seen by NASA satellite
Underwater Volcano Still Erupting
February 15, 2012
The El Hierro vent has been going steady for 4 months. View Full Article »
Map of where a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck in China's Yunnan Province in 2009
Air Guns Provide Shot of Earthquake Faults
February 15, 2012
Pulses fired into lakes show picture of subterranean seismic features. View Full Article »
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Off The Coast Of Oregon
February 15, 2012
Preliminary magnitude of 6.0, according to the USGS. View Full Article »
Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan
February 14, 2012
Preliminary magnitude of 6.0, according to the USGS. View Full Article »
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