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Water and its Varying Forms
Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.
Ecosystems
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What Is Earth’s Velocity?
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Ocean Acidification: How Carbon Dioxide Is Hurting the Seas
Solar system illustration. (planets; sun)
Why Are Planets Round?
A large school of mano (sharks) called Galapagos sharks at Maro Reef in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)a worldwide species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae.
Saving Sharks in the 2020s
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Why Is There Fresh and Salt Water on Earth?
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Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news
Who Invented the Internet?
Alpaca and Llama side by side
What’s the Difference Between Llamas and Alpacas?
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
Big beaver gnawing on limb at river's edge
6 Animal Species that Mate for Life
Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece
Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents
Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar
Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar
Germans from East and West stand on the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in the November 10, 1989, photo, one day after the wall opened.
Timeline of the 1980s

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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.
Ecosystems
water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms