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• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
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  Yellowstone Caldera

  The Yellowstone Caldera, sometimes known as the Yellowstone supervolcano, is a volcanically active region in Yellowstone National Park. It measures 55 kilometers (34 mi) by 72 kilometers (44 mi). ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Geology
  Earth Science
  Geography
   
  

  New Madrid Seismic Zone

  The New Madrid Seismic Zone, also known as the Reelfoot Rift or the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone located in the Midwestern United ... > more
• Organic
  Soil Types
  Agriculture and Food
  Acid Rain
  Geochemistry
  Sustainability
   

  Fertilizer

  Fertilizers or fertilisers are compounds given to plants with the intention of promoting growth; they are usually applied either via the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar spraying, for ... > more
• Geology
  Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Earth Science
  Earthquakes
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  Mantle plume

  A mantle plume is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle. As the heads of mantle plumes can partly melt when they reach shallow depths, they are thought to be the cause of ... > more
• Global Warming
  Geochemistry
  Air Quality
  Forest
  Climate
  Earth Science
   
  

  Carbon cycle

  The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged between the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere of the Earth. The cycle is usually thought of as four major ... > more
• Fungus
  Microbes and More
  Microbiology
  Organic
  Geochemistry
  Soil Types
   
  

  Fungus

  A fungus (plural fungi) is a eukaryotic organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells. Fungi are very important economically: yeasts are responsible for ... > more
• Extinction
  Dinosaurs
  Endangered Animals
  Endangered Plants
  Fossils
  Early Climate
   
  

  Extinction event

  An extinction event (also extinction-level event, ELE) occurs when a large number of species die out in a relatively short period of time. Since life began on Earth, a number of major mass ... > more
• Forensics
  Bacteria
  Medical Imaging
  Triglycerides
  Sports Medicine
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Biosensor

  A biosensor is a device for the detection of an analyte that combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Landslides
  Floods
  Geology
  Tsunamis
   
  

  Pyroclastic flow

  Pyroclastic flows are a common and devastating result of some volcanic eruptions. They are fast-moving fluidized bodies of hot gas, ash and rock (collectively known as tephra) which can travel away ... > more
• Computer Modeling
  Computer Science
  Mathematical Modeling
  Distributed Computing
  Computer Programming
  Communications
   

  Computer simulation

  A computer simulation or a computer model is a computer program that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system. Computer simulations have become a useful part of mathematical ... > more

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