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Art, Books & Film
Look here for works of art, an index of useful books on science, myth, art, and teaching, and a selection of poems on topics ranging from weather to myths related to the planets and the stars.
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Mythology
For thousands of years people have associated objects in the sky, the Earth, and aspects ...Read more
Stories
Explore stories and folklore about the Aurora Borealis, Meteors, and the Moon, and more. ...Read more
Books
Explore Science, Art, Mythology and other subjects further in the books recommended here. ...Read more
Clouds in Art
Landscape painters have been representing clouds in their art for centuries. Different artists ...Read more
Did you know?
Did you know that Egyptian hieroglyphics remained a mystery until around 1800? It wasn't until then that the Rosetta Stone helped crack the code!Did you know that the Yoruba god of the sea, Olokun, lives in a palace under the sea, with human and fish attendants?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?S-wave
xS-wave : An s-wave (for shear wave) is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving
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Research Highlights
More than One: Long-Reining Microbe Controlling Ocean Nitrogen Shares the Throne
Marine scientists long believed that a microbe called Trichodesmium, a member of a group called the cyanobacteria, reigned over the ocean's nitrogen budget. New research results reported on-line today...Read more
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