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Trinitite Is Atomic Rock Forged By The Fireballs Of Nuclear Bombs

Trinitite, green atomic mineral rock created by Trinity nuclear bomb blast

Trinitite Is Atomic Rock Forged By The Fireballs Of Nuclear Bombs

Trinitite, green atomic mineral rock created by Trinity nuclear bomb blast

Trinitite Is Atomic Rock Forged By The Fireballs Of Nuclear Bombs

Mar 24 2023

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Klerksdorp Spheres: Strange Spheres Found In 3 Billion-Year-Old Rock

A klerkdorp sphere, looking a bit like a tiny cricket ball.

Klerksdorp Spheres: Strange Spheres Found In 3 Billion-Year-Old Rock

A klerkdorp sphere, looking a bit like a tiny cricket ball.

Klerksdorp Spheres: Strange Spheres Found In 3 Billion-Year-Old Rock

Mar 23 2023

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The Deepest Hole Ever Dug By Humans Had To Be Destroyed

One of the remaining structures at the Kola Superdeep Borehole facility.

The Deepest Hole Ever Dug By Humans Had To Be Destroyed

One of the remaining structures at the Kola Superdeep Borehole facility.

The Deepest Hole Ever Dug By Humans Had To Be Destroyed

Mar 22 2023

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The Wave Of Arizona Is A 190-Million-Year-Old Geological Masterpiece

Unique swirling sandstone geology on the mountain, The Wave Arizona

The Wave Of Arizona Is A 190-Million-Year-Old Geological Masterpiece

Unique swirling sandstone geology on the mountain, The Wave Arizona

The Wave Of Arizona Is A 190-Million-Year-Old Geological Masterpiece

Mar 22 2023

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Bright Blue "Lava" Spews From Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen Volcano

Landscape of Kawah ijen volcano crater with blue flame and acid sulfuric smoke view at dawn morning. Beautiful Landmark of nature adventure for traveler in East Java, Indonesia

Bright Blue "Lava" Spews From Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen Volcano

Landscape of Kawah ijen volcano crater with blue flame and acid sulfuric smoke view at dawn morning. Beautiful Landmark of nature adventure for traveler in East Java, Indonesia

Bright Blue "Lava" Spews From Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen Volcano

Mar 22 2023

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What Is The Controversial Yonaguni Monument, Nicknamed "Japan's Atlantis"?

The yonaguni monument is an underwater natural structure off the coast of Taiwan

What Is The Controversial Yonaguni Monument, Nicknamed "Japan's Atlantis"?

The yonaguni monument is an underwater natural structure off the coast of Taiwan

What Is The Controversial Yonaguni Monument, Nicknamed "Japan's Atlantis"?

Mar 16 2023

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We Used To Think Diamonds Were Everywhere. New Research Suggests They’ve Always Been Rare

Purple garnet, also known as rhodolite, a purple crystal

We Used To Think Diamonds Were Everywhere. New Research Suggests They’ve Always Been Rare

Purple garnet, also known as rhodolite, a purple crystal

We Used To Think Diamonds Were Everywhere. New Research Suggests They’ve Always Been Rare

Mar 16 2023

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A Sign Of Volcanic Activity Has Been Spotted On Venus

Maat Mons as reconstructed from the Magellan probe's radar. A vent on the north side was active in the 1990s

A Sign Of Volcanic Activity Has Been Spotted On Venus

Maat Mons as reconstructed from the Magellan probe's radar. A vent on the north side was active in the 1990s

A Sign Of Volcanic Activity Has Been Spotted On Venus

Mar 15 2023

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Fastest Debris Avalanche On Record Was One-Third The Speed Of Sound

Plumes of steam, gas, and ash often erupting from Mount St. Helens in the early spring 1980

Fastest Debris Avalanche On Record Was One-Third The Speed Of Sound

Plumes of steam, gas, and ash often erupting from Mount St. Helens in the early spring 1980

Fastest Debris Avalanche On Record Was One-Third The Speed Of Sound

Mar 10 2023

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Yellowstone's Searing-Hot Pulsing Pool Acts Like A Thumping Thermometer

The Doublet Pool hydrothermal hot spring in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone's Searing-Hot Pulsing Pool Acts Like A Thumping Thermometer

The Doublet Pool hydrothermal hot spring in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone's Searing-Hot Pulsing Pool Acts Like A Thumping Thermometer

Mar 9 2023

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Asia May Someday Fuse With The Americas, Forming The Amasia Supercontinent

The sun's glint beams on the South Pacific Ocean as the International Space Station orbited just off the coast of New Zealand in July 2022.

Asia May Someday Fuse With The Americas, Forming The Amasia Supercontinent

The sun's glint beams on the South Pacific Ocean as the International Space Station orbited just off the coast of New Zealand in July 2022.

Asia May Someday Fuse With The Americas, Forming The Amasia Supercontinent

Mar 8 2023

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Africa Is Splitting Into Two Continents And May Open A Vast New Ocean

Image from space of the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa taken ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti from the International Space Station ISS

Africa Is Splitting Into Two Continents And May Open A Vast New Ocean

Image from space of the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa taken ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti from the International Space Station ISS

Africa Is Splitting Into Two Continents And May Open A Vast New Ocean

Mar 7 2023

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"Unprecedented" Model Provides Most Detailed Glimpse Yet Of Earth's Last 100 Million Years

Earth surface evolution

"Unprecedented" Model Provides Most Detailed Glimpse Yet Of Earth's Last 100 Million Years

Earth surface evolution

"Unprecedented" Model Provides Most Detailed Glimpse Yet Of Earth's Last 100 Million Years

Mar 6 2023

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This Diamond Inside Another Diamond Is A Stunning Geological Freak

A double diamond, diamond is totally loose and free to rattle around the cavity inside the outer diamond.

This Diamond Inside Another Diamond Is A Stunning Geological Freak

A double diamond, diamond is totally loose and free to rattle around the cavity inside the outer diamond.

This Diamond Inside Another Diamond Is A Stunning Geological Freak

Mar 2 2023

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Mother Shipton's Petrifying Well Appears To Turn Toys Into Stone

Teddy bears, underpants, and an ice skate hung up at the petrifying well

Mother Shipton's Petrifying Well Appears To Turn Toys Into Stone

Teddy bears, underpants, and an ice skate hung up at the petrifying well

Mother Shipton's Petrifying Well Appears To Turn Toys Into Stone

Feb 23 2023

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