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Scientists working for Oregon State University and NOAA deploy a hydrophone in the North Atlantic aboard the Icelandic Coast Guard cutter Aegir that will record sounds. Image credit Dave Mellinger/Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commo

What Happens To Sound In The Deep Ocean

September 7, 2026 05:30

Satellite View of Center Pivot Irrigation and Water Depletion Patterns in the US High Plains

What Happens If The Ogallala Aquifer Runs Dry

September 7, 2026 05:00

Surface roughness associated with the Gulf Stream off Georgia. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

What Would Happen If The Gulf Stream Stopped

September 7, 2026 04:30

Colorado River Joins Lake Mead

The Year America Promised Away More Colorado River Water Than Exists

September 6, 2026 13:45

Aerial view east of Jasper, Tennessee and Tennessee River, east of Chatanooga.

The US Rivers With The Most Fish Species

September 6, 2026 12:45

The rushing Yellowstone River carved out the canyon over thousands of years.

The Last Free-Flowing River Left In America

September 6, 2026 06:15

Tiger muskie caught and released

The Lakes Where Tiger Muskies Grow Largest

September 6, 2026 05:15

Chinook salmon being returned to the water after being captured and assessed at a fish hatchery.

How Stocked Salmon Kept Lake Michigan From Collapsing

September 6, 2026 05:00

Mississippi River.

The African Rivers Bigger Than The Mississippi

September 6, 2026 03:30

Pensacola Beach, Florida

The US States With The Most Ocean Shoreline

September 5, 2026 19:00

Salt crusts on a receded shoreline during a drought, taken at the Salton Sea in Salton City, California.

Why The Salton Sea Is Turning Toxic

September 5, 2026 15:15

Two female scuba divers at the cave 'Buraco do Inferno' at the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha

Why The Deep Ocean Has No Plants At All

September 5, 2026 14:00

mountain whitefish

The Lakes Where Whitefish Grow Largest

September 5, 2026 05:00

Remnants of Ferguson, SC. By Evanoco - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89850277 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

The Towns Buried Under America's Largest Reservoirs

September 5, 2026 04:30

Motorboat in the Southern Ocean.

The Coldest Ocean On Earth

September 5, 2026 01:30

Lake Superior northern shore from above in Ontario, Canada

The Largest Lakes On Every Continent

September 4, 2026 20:30

View of the dam reservoir in the middle of the valley.

The US Reservoirs That Have Never Filled Completely

September 4, 2026 19:30

Detailed view of the Hoover Dam intake towers standing above the Colorado River, showing water levels and surrounding rocky desert terrain

Why Eastern And Western States Own Water Completely Differently

September 4, 2026 19:00

Barrels for collecting rainwater for watering the garden.

Is It Legal To Collect Rainwater In Every State

September 4, 2026 18:30

A majestic humpback whale swimming gracefully.

Why Whales Don't Live In The Arctic Year-Round

September 4, 2026 13:30

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Moments In History That Were The Most Terrible Mistakes

The flag of Ukraine features yellow (or gold) and blue.

Flags With Blue and Yellow

Map of the Middle East.

How Many Countries Are There In The Middle East?

Corn flakes, or cornflakes, are a breakfast cereal made by toasting flakes of corn (maize). Image credit: Gyan Pratim Raichoudhury Shutterstock.com

Why Were Corn Flakes Invented?

The flag of Denmark features the Nordic Cross.

Flags Of Which Countries Feature A Cross In Their Design?

The Sisserou Parrot on the flag of Dominica has purple feathers.

Country Flags With Purple

The flag of the United States might be the world's most famous "starred" flag.

Country Flags With Stars

A golden wheat field.

Top Wheat Producing Countries

Carved indigenous carvings from the Philippines.

The Culture Of The Philippines

An open pit mine for iron ore in Ukraine.

What Are The Major Natural Resources Of Ukraine?

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