TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How We Conquered the Deadly Smallpox Virus
For 10,000 years, humanity suffered from the scourge of smallpox. The virus killed almost a third of its victims within two weeks and left survivors horribly scarred. But Simona Zompi commends the brave souls- a Buddhist nun, a boy, a...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: A Troubled Peace by l.m. Elliott
A Troubled Peace, the sequel to L. M. Elliott's award-winning Under a War-Torn Sky, chronicles nineteen-year-old U.S. Air Force pilot Henry Forester's adventures in France from March through July 1945. Although Henry safely returned from...
A&E Television
History.com: How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland
For 30 years, Northern Ireland was scarred by a period of deadly sectarian violence known as "the Troubles." This explosive era was fraught with car bombings, riots and revenge killings that ran from the late 1960s through the late...
Library of Congress
Loc: Earth as Art: A Landsat Perspective
A really cool site showing Satellite (Landsat 7) images of unique geographical and meteorological phenomena. Images show cloud formations to rainforest devastation.
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day:collision at Jupiter
What happens when a snowball hits a huge ball of gas? When Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 hit Jupiter, it was swallowed up in the atmosphere, leaving huge temporary impact scars. Here is an image that shows the large dark marks and how they...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Mercury
A photo of the planet Mercury showing its rugged, scarred surface which looks similar to that of the Earth's moon.
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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research: Antarctic Treaty System
The Antarctic Treaty was first signed in 1959 by the twelve nations that were conducting scientific research in the Antarctic. Its purpose was to regulate their activities and relations with each other. Since then, other nations have...
Other
Rare Earth Minerals Power World, but Mining Leaves Local and Global Footprints
The author of this article studies human-altered landscapes. Here, he discusses rare earth mineral mining and the dramatic impact mining operations have on the places where they are located. (Published October 3, 2019)
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