Arctic Adventure on Norwegian Islands
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Quote of the Day
To us, men of the West, a very strange thing happened at the turn of the century; without noticing it, we lost science, or at least the thing that had been called by that name for the last four centuries. What we now have in place of it is something different, radically different, and we don't know what it is. Nobody knows what it is.
- Simone Weil (1909 - 1943), French philosopher, mystic.
Fact of the Day
The worlds fastest reptile (measured on land) is the spiny-tailed iguana of Costa Rica. It has been clocked at 21.7 mph.

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Solar Variability. The sun radiates huge amounts of electromagnetic energy in all directions. Earth is only one small recipient of the sun's energy; the sun's rays extend far out into the solar system, illuminating all ...
Exposure of Layers and Minerals in Candor Chasma. Scanning across several kilometers of relief, this image shows a cliff along a light-toned layered deposit in Valles Marineris. This particular cliff was targeted because of the excellent exposure ...
The Light of Night. As Cassini spacecraft images often show, the Sun is not the only source of illumination in the Saturn System. The huge, reflective planet also shines upon its moons. This image was acqui...
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Today in History

May 12, 1955
Passengers crowded in to ride the last run of the Third Avenue elevated, "The El", in New York City. The way-above-ground train trip down memory lane went from Chinatown to the Bronx.

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volition
Pronunciation: /vuh-LISH-in/
v : the act of making a conscious choice
"She joined the support group of her own volition."