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Fireboat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico, April 21, 2010. A Coast Guard rescue helicopter document the fire, searches for survivors of the 126 person crew. BP spill

Deepwater Horizon Disaster: Five Years Later

High-oblique view of the extra-tropical unnamed cyclone that merged with Hurricane Earl is featured in this image taken by an Expedition 24 crew member on the International Space Station (Sept. 2010).

Is the Number of Hurricanes Increasing?

Forest fire burning trees and grasses. (flames, smoke, combustion)

Playing with Wildfire: 5 Amazing Adaptations of Pyrophytic Plants

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) photographed in the Midwest in 2017. endangered species insect pollination

What Would Happen If All the Bees Died?

Model of global ocean currents and temperatures

How Do Ocean Currents Affect the Biosphere?

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Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

After a perfect launch, spectators try to catch a last glimpse of Space Shuttle Columbia, barely visible at the top end of the twisted column of smoke.

7 Accidents and Disasters in Spaceflight History

Lead image for "A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps"

A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps

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After the L.A. Wildfires, a Lingering Anxiety: What Is in the Soil? • Mar. 9, 2025, 11:58 PM ET (New York Times)

A Long Island Wildfire Burns On, After Others Are Extinguished • Mar. 8, 2025, 11:38 PM ET (New York Times)

Incarcerated individuals face unique health risks during wildfires • Mar. 7, 2025, 8:28 AM ET (News-Medical)

Wildland-urban fires trigger biological changes in firefighters, may explain increased cancer risks • Mar. 6, 2025, 12:02 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

Wildfires Continue to Burn in the Carolinas, Prompting Evacuations • Mar. 4, 2025, 3:40 AM ET (New York Times)

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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

Ecosystems