Topic: Geology
The largest known system of native American quarries can be found the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma. More on these quarries and the people who used them on today’s Earth and Sky.
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The first people to arrive in what’s now the state of Arkansas came 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age. Their descendents left behind images carved or painted on rock. Ozark Mountain rock art — today on Earth and Sky.
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Andrew, Hugo, Floyd and Fran — these hurricanes made the headlines around this time of year. But one thing that might steal their show is a system of long, thin, beaches that hug the coast. Learn more about barrier islands and storms — on today’s Earth and Sky.
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Nature is cooking up her own cauldron. A scientist talks about predicting the behavior of volcanoes, today on Earth and Sky.
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Interconnected lakes under the Antarctic ice carry vast quantities of liquid water to the ocean. Listen, as study co-author Robert Bindschadler explains this new discovery.
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