What Are Watersheds And Drainage Basins?
Alternatively known as a drainage area or catchment area, these refer to the areas drained by a specific outlet, such as a river or lake.
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Where Is The Island Of Surtsey?
Lying to the south of Iceland, this recently formed volcanic island was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008.
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How Do Beavers Build Dams?
Beavers are some of the most skillful tree fellers and dam builders on planet earth.
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Where Is Sundarbans National Park?
An exotic world of mangroves and man eaters lies in the state of West Bengal in eastern India.
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Where Is The Island Of Tahiti?
The largest of the Windward Islands of French Polynesia covers an area of 400 square miles.
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Did You Know Lighting Can Occur In Clouds From Volcanic Eruptions?
Arguably one of the most unique natural phenomenons in the world, these are often referred to as "dirty thunderstorms".
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Is the Bermuda Triangle Really Cursed?
Miami, Florida in the U.S., the island of Bermuda, and San Juan in Puerto Rico are often considered the three corners of the "paranormal" Bermuda Triangle.
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What Is Muskeg Soil, And Where Is It Found?
Acidic muskeg soil is commonly seen in a number of northern, subarctic habitats, especially in bog lands.
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The Susquehanna River
One of the largest, most important rivers in the U.S. flows for 465 miles through Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York.
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The Saint Clair River
One of the most commercially significant North American rivers spans around 40 miles along the U.S.-Canadian border, part of the larger Great Lakes Waterway.
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What Do You Know About Opah, The Warm-Blooded Fish?
Also known as a moonfish, sunfish, or kingfish, these were the first fish species discovered to be able to self-regulate and maintain a warm body temperature.
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Why Are The Saiga Antelopes Going Extinct?
Disease and anthropogenic factors alike threaten to wipe these bovids and their curious noses off the face of the earth.
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Did You Know The Mysterious Aokigahara Forest Is Also Known As The Suicide Forest?
Dozens of people take their own lives each year in this dense wilderness area near the foot of Mount Fuji.
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Are Vampire Bats Really Real?
What do you really know about these three New World species of blood thirsty creatures?
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Where Is The Qattara Depression?
One of the lowest areas on earth covers almost 20,000 square miles in northwestern Egypt.
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The Juruá (Yuruá) River Of South America
The Juruá River (a.k.a. Rio Yuruá) is navigable for the majority of its 1,500-mile length in Brazil and Peru.
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Monarch Butterflies: A North American Treasure In Crisis
Deforestation and a loss milkweed, an important plant upon which to lay their eggs and feed, are each severely disrupting the Monarchs' life cycles.
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What Are Fairy Circles, And Why Do They Occur?
New theories are emerging regarding the causes leading to the mysterious formation of fairy circles.
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Did You Know That Plants Can Respond To Sound?
A growing body of research suggests that sound waves prompt certain plant species to actively respond.
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Where Is The Volga-Don Canal?
Part of Russia's Unified Deep Water System, the canal serves an important role in connecting the nation's many waterways.
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