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Interactives
Melt Zone
Melt Zone
Greenland's ice is melting.
Caves
Caves of Faith
Near the Silk Road oasis, a time capsule of ancient art.
Water Wars
Parting the Waters
The Middle East could be a model for averting water wars.
California Canal
Plumbing California
A three-year drought has reduced water to cities and farms.
Wolf
Wolf Wars
Packs are back. Westerners are glad, scared, and howling mad.
Nasca Illustration
Peru's Puzzling Lines
The ancient Nasca lines of Peru shed their secrets.
One Cubic
One Cubic Foot
How much life could you find in one cubic foot?
Chimp
Curious Chimps
Humans want to know more about the Congo's ace toolmakers.
Bionic Arm
Bionics
See how bionics are changing lives.
New Earth
New Earths
Learn about exoplanets and how they are found.
Croc Eye
King Crocs
See the strange crocs of the Sahara.
Cat Collar
Animal Mummies
Animal mummies hold intriguing clues to life and death in ancient Egypt.
Lone Tree
Redwoods
Trace history on the growth rings of a redwood tree.
Nyc View
New York
Compare an old map with a street grid of present-day New York.
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Below Yellowstone, superheated rock rises from within the Earth.
Venice
Vanishing Venice
The city's structures have suffered from sea-level rise and sinking.
Features Mimicry
Art of Deception
Sometimes survival means lying, stealing, or vanishing in place.
Angkor Wat
Angkor
Animations, photos, and a time line in this Angkor interactive.
Telescopes
View the milestones of telescope history.
Native Names
Native Names
Find out the Native American meanings of U.S. place names.
Leatherback
Leatherback Turtles
Learn more about these swimming machines.
Mammoth
Mammoths
Examine the anatomy of a baby mammoth.
Cloning Mammoths
Scientists could try to clone a mammoth. Should they?
Mammoth
Death of Lyuba
How was the baby mammoth preserved for 40,000 years?
Human Rights
Human Rights
Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Hangover
Hangover Helpers
Suggestions for how to cope with the effects of one too many.
Siberian Blast
Siberian Blast
A simulation models the cataclysmic 1908 impact.
Virunga Ranger
Virunga Timeline
Learn what has undermined conservation efforts.
Stonehenge
Stages of Stonehenge
Follow Stonehenge's development.
Particle
Explore the God Particle
Europe's giant new atom smasher.
Green House
Green Life Interactive
Assess the carbon footprint of your household appliances.
Mud And House
Drowning in Mud
See what may have caused the disaster.
Computer
Toxic Computer
Tour of a computer's toxic components.
Dino Hands
Closer Look at Dinosaurs
What makes these dinosaurs "bizarre?"
Albatross Diagram
Flight of the Albatross
Explore the physical traits of the albatross.
Albatross Flying
Tracking Albatross
Track the flights of 16 albatrosses.
Brain
Mapping Memory in 3D
See how memories are saved (or lost).
Dog And Grapes
Canine Taboos
What not to feed your dog-even if it begs.
Chocolate
The Chocolate Chart
How much of each kind of chocolate will harm your dog?
Corn
Biofuels Interactive
See how emerging biofuels compare.
Sea Monster
Swim With Sea Monsters
Monsters of the ancient sea.
Iceman
Examine the Iceman
Learn about a 5,000-year-old Neolithic hunter.
Jamestown
Jamestown and the Powhatan
America in 1607.
Vesuvius Eruption Chart
Vesuvius Eruption
See the impact of another Vesuvius eruption.
King Tut
King Tut
Unraveling the mysteries of King Tutankhamun.
Ice Cover
Vanishing Sea Ice
Discover the effects of the shrinking ice shelf.
Penguins
Antarctica
Explore the bottom of the earth.
Hubble Star
Hubble's Hits
Relive the Hubble Space Telescope's first 17 years.
Space Astronaut
50 Highlights of Space Travel
A time line of 50 years of space exploration.
Quizzes
Space Trash
Space Junk
How much do you know about space trash?
Sleep
Sleep
Take this quiz and find out if you need more sleep.
Hatsheput
Hatshepsut Quiz
Test your knowledge of Hatshepsut.
Blue Whales
Blue Whales Quiz
Test your knowledge of blue whales.
Energy Bulb
Energy Quiz
See how much you know about carbon emissions.
Sicily
Burial Customs Quiz
A quiz on burial customs and traditions around the world.
Darwin
Charles Darwin Quiz
A quiz on Darwin and his voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle.
Gold
Gold Quiz
How much do you know about gold?
Nansen
Polar Quiz
The North Pole has captivated generations of explorers.
President
Presidency Quiz
Test your knowledge of presidential history.
Crystal Giants
Crystal Giants Quiz
What are crystals and how do they grow so large?
Neanderthal
Neanderthal Quiz
What makes neanderthals different from humans?
Soil Roots
Soil Quiz
Get the dirt on soil.
Men Bath
Moscow Quiz
What's Moscow like today?
Iran Woman
Iranian Culture Quiz
Test your knowledge of Iranian culture.
Stonehenge Color
Stonehenge Quiz
Think you know Stonehenge? Take our quiz.
Beijing Towers
China Architecture Quiz
What's being built in China?
China Face
Chinese Languages and Ethnicity Quiz
What do you know about the Chinese?
Black Pharo
Black Pharaohs Quiz
How much do you know about ancient race and ethnicity?
Dino Spines
Dinosaur Quiz
What ideas about dinos are wrong?
Maya Man
Ancient Maya Quiz
Test your knowledge of the ancient Maya.
Maps
Hebrides
Sublime Scottish Islands
Many of Scotland's Hebrides islands are still reached by sea.
Tag Caves Indianapolis
Deep Southern Caves
Hard-core cavers probe an underworld wilderness.
Paseo
Path of the Jaguars
See the web of connections between jaguar populations.
Endangered Species
Endangered Species
See a photo map of the last ones left in America.
Muskwa Kechika
Muskwa-Kechika
See images of this magnificent Canadian wilderness.
India Taj
My Shot Map of India
Click on our map of India to see images by our readers.
Crater
Impact Craters
Locations where impactors have hit Earth.
Altiplano Vicunas
Bolivia's Altiplano
View stunning aerial images.
Children Walking
Your Shot China Map
Tour China through readers' images.
Yellow River
Photo Map: Bitter Waters
See the toll of growth along the Yellow River.
Pradesh
Pilgrimage Sites
Learn about popular pilgrimage destinations.
Basho Shoes
Basho's Trail
Writer Howard Norman shares observations.
Pacific Map
Maps of the Pacific
Learn more about the migration of the Lapita.
India Painting
India's Ancient Art Map
Stunning murals in dim man-made caves.
Volcano
Tour Decade Volcanoes
Explore the 16 Decade Volcanoes.
Death Valley
Death Valley Map
Tour Death Valley and see more photos.
Lagoon Aerial
Latin American Aerials
What a condor's-eye view reveals.
Coffee Milk
Local Foods Map
America's offbeat and beloved edibles.
Maya House
Ancient Maya Site Map
Explore 15 key Mayan sites.
Pakistan Arch
Pakistan Map
The nation's efforts to straddle the fault line.
Troglobite Map
New Troglobites Map
Explore these strange invertebrates.
Glacier
Glacier-Waterton Map
International Peace Park.
Woman At Funeral
Arlington Cemetery
Visit the Nation's Cemetery.
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