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Alaska Remembers Novarupta EruptionOn June 6, 1912, the world's largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century shocked a small town in Alaska.
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Earth's Rarest Ducklings Quackin' Cute18 Madagascan pochard ducklings exude both cuteness and hope for the survival of the species.
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Western U.S. Will Face Tsunami. But When?Geophysicists from seven research institutions are working to answer the question of when the western US will face a similar earthquake and tsunami threat as what happened in Japan.
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Safeguarding Antarctica's Buried LakesThe British Antarctic Survey is taking planetary protection measures to be the next to reach a subglacial lake.
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Bounty of Rare Earths Discovered in AfghanistanGeologists suspect its prime cache of coveted rare earth elements is considerably larger than expected.
