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Palawan (pronounced /pəˈlɑːwɑːn/) island, the southwestern-most large island of the Philippines. It is officially known the Province of Palawan (Cuyonon: Probinsya i’ang Palawan / Paragua;…

The actinide is a periodic series of metallic elements with atomic numbers 89 to 103, from actinium through lawrencium. This series encompasses the 15 metallic chemical…

Definition – Schist (pronounced /ʃɪst/ SHIST), megascopically crystalline rock that has a highly developed schistosity, or tendency to split into layers. Banding (foliation) is typically…

Bora Bora (French: Bora-Bora; Tahitian: Pora Pora), volcanic island, Îles Sous le Vent (Leeward Islands), is a 30.55 km2 (12 sq mi) island group in…

Yosemite National Park (/joʊˈsɛmɪti/ yoh-SEM-i-tee) is an American national park located in the western Sierra Nevada of Central California, bounded on the southeast by Sierra…

Definition – Pumice ( /ˈpʌmɪs/), called pumicite in its powdered or dust form, is a light-colored, extremely porous igneous rock that forms during explosive volcanic…

El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán; The Captain or The Chief), is perhaps the most sublime feature in all of Yosemite Valley, and second only to…

Definition – Skarns or tactites, in geology, metamorphic zone developed in the contact area around igneous rock intrusions when carbonate sedimentary rocks are invaded by…

DNA Computer – Imagine having an iPod capable of holding thousands of years of high definition video. A DNA computer would make such a device…

Yosemite Falls is the iconic symbol of the grandeur and beauty of Yosemite National Park, east-central California, U.S., near Yosemite Village. They were formed by…

Mochima National Park (/moʊˈtʃiːmə/ moh-CHEE-mə) is located in the States of Anzoátegui and Sucre (state), on the northeastern coast of Venezuela. The park covers 94,935…

Mount Roraima, Spanish – Cerro Roraima or Monte Roraima (ˈmõtʃi ʁoˈɾajmɐ), and Cerro Roraima, is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateaus in…