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Are we entering an age of major earthquakes?

A study of more than a century of global seismic records has prompted some scientists to say that major earthquakes have tended to occur in clusters. Others disagree.
Why do tsunamis create whirlpools?

The tsunami that struck Japan today generated a huge whirlpool. How do tsunamis generate whirlpools?

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Dave Valle plays on a new field: microloans that help to end poverty

As a pro baseball player in the Dominican Republic Dave Valle saw poverty up close. Now his microloans are helping to end it.