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2014 Science News: Cold Weather

Cold Snap, polar vortex, and snow, oh my! Polar Vortex, NASA/JPL Related Links 2014 Year in Review Record Lowest Temperatures by State…

Nuclear and Chemical Accidents

Though nuclear power is a good source of energy and is generally not a threat, there have been instances when security measures have failed. Nuclear meltdowns can cause dangerous radiation to escape…

Great Lakes, North America

(Encyclopedia) Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the…

Major Chemical and Nuclear Disasters

Accidents happen, but when they destroy the delicate balance of nature or cause a large number of people to suffer, they become disasters. Here are some of the largest disasters that have been…

Canada Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

Canada, the second largest country in the world, is located in North America and shares borders with the contiguous U.S. states to the south and Alaska to the northwest. It is a vast nation with…

Native American Place Names

The name Tahoe (the lake in California/Nevada) is Washo for "big water." The state name Utah is from the Ute tribe, meaning "people of the mountains." Related Links Native American …

Punctuation: The Comma: A Major Player

The Comma: A Major PlayerPunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the PeriodThe…

How Many Continents Are There?

Source: iStock Like a large jigsaw puzzle, the surface of the Earth is divided up into interlocking pieces that form the world we know today. And when it comes to the number of continents, it hasn’t…