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While geologist don't know how long the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull could go on for, the last eruption in 1821 went until 1823.

What We Know From the Icelandic Volcano

Geologist Elizabeth Cottrell discusses the effects of the Icelandic volcanic eruption and the work of the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program

Earth Day Events 2010

Learn about Earth Day celebrations in your community

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Yuma, Arizona

Recalling a dilemma

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A Letter From Earth

The main plaza of Monte Albán, in the Oaxaca Valley. Building J

Bureaucracy Is Good?

Muir, known as the "Father of National Parks" is honored in this 1998 stamp as a pioneer for nature preservation.

Happy John Muir Day!

The work of naturalist John Muir inspired some of the first conservation legislation in the United States

The Okefenokee Swamp is an enormous peat bog 38 miles long by 25 miles wide, created 7,000 years ago.

Canoeing in Okefenokee Swamp

A trip through the wildlife refuge’s waterways reveals more than just gators and grasses

Portrait of Dr. Dorothy Height taken in June 2008

Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Height Dies at Age 98

Dorothy Height spent her life fighting for the rights of African Americans and women

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