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• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Trees
  Rainforests
  Ecology
  Geography
  Soil Types
   
  

  Termite

  Termites, sometimes known as white ants, are a group of eusocial insects usually classified at the taxonomic rank of order, Isoptera. Termites feed on dead plant material, generally in the form of ... > more
• Geography
  Forest
  Earthquakes
  Water
  Weather
  Global Warming
   
  

  Himalayas

  The Himalayas, also Himalaya, are a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of the massive mountain system which ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Food Additives
  Sports Science
  Sports Medicine
  Chemistry
   
  

  Chlorine

  Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is a halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. As the chloride ion, which is part of common salt and other compounds, ... > more
• Geography
  Geology
  Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Earth Science
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
   
  

  Orogeny

  Orogeny is the process of mountain building, and may be studied as a tectonic structural event, as a geographical event and a chronological event, in that orogenic events cause distinctive structural ... > more
• Floods
  Severe Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Water
  Natural Disasters
  Weather
   
  

  Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006

  The Eastern United States flooding of June 2006 is a significant flooding event in much of Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern United States. The flooding was very widespread, affecting numerous ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Invasive Species
  Animals
  Exotic Species
  New Species
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Ant

  Ants are one of the most successful groups of insects in the animal kingdom and are of particular interest because they are a social insect and form highly organized colonies or nests, often ... > more
• Geography
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Earth Science
  Oceanography
   
  

  Gulf Stream

  The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, exits through the Strait ... > more
• Early Climate
  Climate
  Ice Ages
  Global Warming
  Geology
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Paleoclimatology

  Paleoclimatology is the study of climate change taken on the scale of the entire history of the earth. Glaciers are a widely employed instrument in paleoclimatology. The ice in glaciers has hardened ... > more
• Snow and Avalanches
  Natural Disasters
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Weather
  Geography
   
  

  Avalanche

  An avalanche is a slide of a large snow (or rock) mass down a mountainside, caused when a buildup of snow is released down a slope, and is one of the major dangers faced in the mountains in ... > more
• Wind Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Electricity
  Environmental Science
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Wind turbine

  A wind turbine is a machine for converting the mechanical energy in wind into electrical energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as a pump or grinding stones, the machine ... > more

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