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Perito Moreno Glacier

Learn about the formation of glaciers and how moraines, valleys, and lakes develop

glacier research

Learn how scientists use time-lapse photography to track movement and flow of glaciers

Hubbard Glacier

Gornergletscher (Gorner Glacier

Alaska: Mendenhall Glacier

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Glacier off coast of Argentina, South America. (glacial; snow; ice; blue ice; melting glacier)

What’s the Difference Between a Glacier and an Ice Floe?

In late August 2016, sunlight returned to the Antarctic Peninsula and unveiled a rift across the Larsen C Ice Shelf that had grown longer and deeper over the austral winter

A Trillion Tonnes of Antarctica Fell into the Sea

Ash cloud rising from the Kilauea Volcano Pu`u `O `o as crater floor collapses due to magma withdrawal. Incandescent rubble can be seen crumbling and rolling down the scarp. East rim of Pu`u `O `o is in the foreground, Kilauea, Hawaii on March 6, 2011.

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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

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

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

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Perito Moreno Glacier

Hubbard Glacier

Gornergletscher (Gorner Glacier

Alaska: Mendenhall Glacier

Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park

Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park

Learn about the formation of glaciers and how moraines, valleys, and lakes develop

glacier research

Learn how scientists use time-lapse photography to track movement and flow of glaciers

Examine glacial scratches on rocks from Switzerland to New York City for evidence of Earth's icy past

How greenhouse gases affect Earth's climate

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Louis Agassiz

Louis Agassiz

Swiss-American scientist and educator

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Water and its Varying Forms

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Glacier off coast of Argentina, South America. (glacial; snow; ice; blue ice; melting glacier)

What’s the Difference Between a Glacier and an Ice Floe?