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How Artificial Geothermal Energy Works

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Artificial geothermal energy is made by adding water to naturally hot rocks. Learn about artificial geothermal energy.

What If We Drilled Into a Supervolcano?

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What could happen if we poked one of these sleeping giants? There are two scenarios. One is good. One is very, very bad.

Will we ever run out of magma?

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Will we run out of magma, or is there an infinite supply within the Earth's crust? Find out if we will ever run out of magma.

How did Lake Nyos suddenly kill 1,700 people?

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One evening, people heard their local lake rumbling. A day and a half later, 1,700 people were dead. What happened on that fateful night?

Is Quicksand Real? Learn How Quicksand Works

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Countless movies and television shows depict quicksand as some kind of living creature that sucks its victims down into a bottomless pit, never to be heard from again. Well, you can't believe everything Hollywood tells you.

Roman Ruins Discovered Underwater in Tunisia

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Archaeologists discovered what they believe to be ruins of the Roman city of Neapolis - underwater near Tunisia.

Why Conspiracy Theorists Are Obsessed With CERN

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CERN's work has been groundbreaking to say the least, but conspiracy theories run rampant about the potential disasters it could cause, too.

How Geysers Work

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Geysers are explained in this article. Learn about geysers.

How Fire Tornadoes Work

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Inject heat, ash and fire into a spinning mass of air. Watch as a funnel of flames leaps from the ground, reaches for the heavens and then races forward to consume everything in its path. Is such a phenomenon possible?

What if we ran out of fossil fuels?

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We wouldn't stop requiring power. So how would a turn to alternative energy sources work out for transportation, international trade and our daily diets?

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