Earth Science

Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located 52 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon, and 98 miles south of Seattle. … Read more

The Challenger Deep is the deepest known point of the seabed. The Challenger Deep is a depression in the ocean … Read more

Lascaux is a network of caves near Montignac, in the Dordogne department, southwestern France. Over 600 parietal wall paintings cover … Read more

The Valdivian Temperate Rainforest is a region of South America that encompasses parts of Chile and Argentina. The area is … Read more

The Daintree Rainforest is a tropical rainforest in Queensland, Australia, named after Richard Daintree, an Australian geologist and photographer. It … Read more

Pangong Lake (also called Pangong Tso)  is a land-locked basin situated at an elevation of 4,225 m (13,862 ft), which … Read more

Glaciers are large bodies of ice formed from snowfall accumulating over thousands of years. They cover approximately 20% of Earth’s … Read more

A valley is a low area that will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the … Read more

What comes to mind when you hear the word desert? The first thing you probably think of is scorching hot … Read more

Taiga or boreal forest covers most of inland Canada, Alaska, and parts of the northern contiguous United States, as well … Read more

Drought is a continuous period of dry weather and can last months or even years. They can cause famine, and … Read more

Mountains and volcanoes are formed by different processes, but the major factor that makes them different is the formation of … Read more

The spotted lake is in the Similkameen Valley of British Columbia, Canada, and is known for its high concentration of … Read more

Northern Hemisphere refers to the northern half of the planet. At the Equator, it starts at 0°N latitude and ends … Read more

Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano situated in Campania, Italy, is an active stratovolcano. The volcano is famous for an eruption that … Read more

Twice a year, both periods of day and night are equal length because the sun is situated directly over the … Read more

Kids can do their part to fight pollution. In this article, we’ll tell you what pollution is and what kids … Read more

A slope is the angle, fall, rise, steepness, gradient, or inclination of the land surface. When driving down on a … Read more