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Yellowstone: Huckleberry Ridge


The Yellowstone Caldera is the volcanic caldera located in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano. The caldera is located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, in which the vast majority of t…

Concrete Degradation at New Hampshire, Nuclear Plant


Concrete is considered fairly durable. The alkali–silica reaction (ASR) is a reaction which occurs over time in concrete between the highly alkaline cement paste and reactive non-crystalline (amorphous) silica, which is found in many common aggregat…

Blazing Trails In Saturn Rings


The rings of Saturn are the most extensive planetary ring system of any planet in the Solar System. They consist of countless small particles, ranging in size from micrometers to meters, that form clumps that in turn orbit about Saturn. The ring partic…

Metal Oxides


A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. Semiconductor materials are the foundation of modern electronics, including radio, computers, telephones, and many other…

Metal Oxides


A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. Semiconductor materials are the foundation of modern electronics, including radio, computers, telephones, and many other…

Big Solar


Solar power tends to be big because it covers a large amount of area with its panels. The world’s largest solar thermal power plant (by physical size) is nearly double the size of the original largest in Denmark – is now online in Saudi Arabia, …

Big Solar


Solar power tends to be big because it covers a large amount of area with its panels. The world’s largest solar thermal power plant (by physical size) is nearly double the size of the original largest in Denmark – is now online in Saudi Arabia, …

New Fracking Rules on Air


It has been suggested by researchers that there are significant air emissions (primarily methane) associated with fracking wells. As a result and in response to a court deadline, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized standards t…

Earthquake News


On the internet one can find almost anything. In this case knowledge in one place of where, when, and what magnitude of every earthquake in the world. Whether the earthquake is minor or major, earthquake.usgs.gov visitors will see a unique, interacti…

To Live or Die in the Shade


Shade avoidance syndrome or SAS. When it is hot most people enjoy the shade but not plants which live for the sun. They have SAS. Now, the molecular details of SAS have been brought to light by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies…