Where Do The Longfellow Mountains Rise?
An extension of the Appalachian Range, these mountains were so named by the state of Maine to honor Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Where Does Mount Makarakomburu Rise?
Makarakomburu reaches an elevation of 7,580 feet on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
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What Do You Know About New Hampshire's Mount Washington?
The highest point in the Northeastern United States is famous for its vistas, cycling races, and neighboring lakes.
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Did You Know That The Pacific Northwest Has Four Peaks Each Named Mount Washington?
One in the Washingtonian Cascades, one in the Washingtonian Olympics, and one in the Oregonian Cascades, with a smaller Mt. Washington in Skagit County, WA.
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The Nanticoke River
At more than 60 miles long, the Nanticoke is one of the most important tributaries of Chesapeake Bay.
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Where Is The Nullarbor Plain?
The world's largest expanse of exposed limestone bedrock covers more than 75,000 square miles in southern Australia.
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What Is Antimicrobial Resistance?
All across the globe, harmful bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses are becoming ever more resilient against the effects of antimicrobial agents.
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Did You Know That There Are Bridges In India "Grown" From Tree Roots?
The roots of native Rubber Fig trees provide walkways across the water in Cherrapunji, India.
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The Cuyahoga River
Once one of the most polluted rivers in the world, the Cuyahoga River literally caught fire multiple times.
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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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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 There Is A Deadly Boiling River In Peru That Dooms All That Fall In It?
You may know all about hot springs, but do you know about this boiling river and how fragile its ecosystems are?
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What Is Red Ivory, And How Is Its Trade Threatening The Helmeted Hornbill?
The keratin wedge formations atop the crests of male Helmeted hornbills' crests are in high demand to create red ivory, an ornamental luxury.
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Is Bioremediation An Effective Way To Decontaminate Our Planet?
Many see significant promise in the use of macro- and microorganisms to break down toxic substances and decontaminate dangerous areas.
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What Is The Svalbard Global Seed Vault?
This seed vault on a far northern island of Norway promises to help ensure the protection of the earth's flora biodiversity in the event of a global catastrophe.
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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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What Is The Rain Shadow Effect?
Often times, mountains stand as barriers preventing precipitation from falling over certain areas.
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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 Is Silt, And How Does it Impact The Environment?
A double-edged sword, siltation can positively enrich croplands or negatively choke out biodiversity.
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What Was The Kyoto Protocol?
Signed in 1997 and effective a little more than 7 years later, these extensions of the UNFCCC were a landmark achievement in international environmental legislation.
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