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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 Inuit sea spirit, Sedna, stubbornly refused to marry anyone?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?Rayleigh wave
xRayleigh wave : A Rayleigh wave is a seismic surface wave causing the ground to shake in an elliptical motion, with no transverse, or perpendicular, motion.
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Research Highlights
Geologists Uncover Major Ancient Human Ancestor in South Africa
Scientists in South Africa have discovered two fossil skeletons that are about two million years old. These skeletons are of a young male and adult female of a species that had never been found before....Read more
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