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16 Explosive Facts About Volcanoes

A volcano erupts on the Pacific island of Vanuatu, part of Earth's Ring of Fire.

16 Explosive Facts About Volcanoes

Watch Scientists in Iceland Cook Hot Dogs on Lava From an Active Volcano

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Watch Scientists in Iceland Cook Hot Dogs on Lava From an Active Volcano

100 Interesting Facts We Learned in 2020

They definitely learned something new in 2020.

100 Interesting Facts We Learned in 2020

Mt. Everest Just Got a Tiny Bit Taller, After Years of Disputes Between China and Nepal

Mount Everest has increased in stature.

Mt. Everest Just Got a Tiny Bit Taller, After Years of Disputes Between China and Nepal

How African Dust Storms Create the Caribbean’s Beautiful Beaches—and Protect Them from Hurricanes

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100 Fascinating Facts About Earth

The best Spaceball.

9 Rockin' Facts About Earthquakes

Earthquakes don't cause giant cartoonish chasms to open up, but they can tear up the landscape like this.

A Massive Volcanic Eruption in Alaska May Have Doomed the Roman Republic

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11 Explosive Facts About Mount St. Helens

A column of ash and volcanic gas erupts from Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.

Two Bombs Dropped Near a Hawaiian Volcano Decades Ago Were Found Intact in a Lava Tube

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10 Steamy Facts About Old Faithful

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7 Mysterious Geological Formations That Still Baffle Scientists

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Australia’s Sacred Uluru Monolith Is Closing to Tourists for Good This Weekend—So Tourists Are Rushing to Climb It

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9 Monumental Facts About Chimney Rock

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The World’s Eighth Lava Lake Was Just Discovered on a Remote Sub-Antarctic Island

Mount Michael from above.

What Caused Pangea to Break Apart?

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