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Discover the natural wonders of Earth
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Legends of Amethyst
The stone of sober kings
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How 10 Fingers Became 12 Hours
The ancient way we divide time
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Making the Invisible Visible
The benefits and dangers of X-Rays
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125 Years of X-Rays
Mysterious miracle radiation
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The Oldest Story Ever Told
Geological events preserved in oral history
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Aboriginal Star Maps
Laid out Australia’s highways
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75 years into the Atomic Age
The immense power of science.
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The Ever Green Stone
Emeralds, over millenia
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The Dust Bowl 3: Resolution
The great American recovery
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The Dust Bowl 2: Disaster Strikes
Forcing America’s great migration
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The Dust Bowl 1: Storm Brewing
America’s greatest natural disaster
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Preserving with Salt
Shaped the course of human history
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Airbursts
Ancient and modern cosmic wakeup calls
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Tragedy on Ice
Ice is slippery, until it’s not
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Hot Springs Eternal
…our oldest geothermal energy
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Water, Water Everywhere
How do sailors get their water?
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Homing Pigeons
Natural navigators
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The Star of India
And the heist of the century
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(Almost) A Watershed Event
Mapping for water resources
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Spindletop
Changed history
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The Man and the Canyon
A Canyon Grand
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Why the Greeks Liked Earthquakes
More benefits than risks
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Winter Solstice Celebrations
Everyone’s holiday
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Ice Age Brexit
How Britain became an Island
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Devils Tower
AKA Bear Lodge
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