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Plate Tectonics: An Introduction

In the early 1900s, most geologists thought that Earth's appearance, including the arrangement of the continents, had changed little since its formation. This video segment, adapted from the "Earth Explorer" episode of Discovering Women, describes the impact the theory of plate tectonics has had on

A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet

Trump has staged an unscheduled, midair rapid disassembly of the global system of trade. Ironically, it is this system that prevented all of America's trading partners from disenshittifying their internet: the US trade representative threatened the world with tariffs unless they passed laws that cri

Caribbean: Geological powder keg

On the eastern edge of the region, parts of the North and South American plates slide under the Caribbean plate at a rate of about two centimeters per year. Even today, 16 volcanoes are still active over a long period of time. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R. Marel/S. Hillmann/C. Gerisch/A. Kindler/SpiegelTV

The Main Facts About The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War (or Second Indochina War, as known in Asia) was one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of the 20th century. The enduring struggle between the communist Viet Cong and the capitalist-backed South claimed hundreds thousands of innocent lives. This explainer video informs you about i