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The Great Quake Challenge

Welcome to The Great Quake Challenge! Are you ready to put your knowledge of the biggest earthquakes in the United States to the test? See how much you know about the most powerful seismic events…

What is an “exotic” fish?

Source: National Marine Fisheries Services' Northeast Fisheries Science Center     The most often quoted estimate is 20,000. There may be as many as 20,000 more. Which is the oldest type of…

GARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake), Congress, UT (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1974-1993 Party: Republican GARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake), a Senator from Utah; born in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, October 12, 1932; attended Salt Lake City public…

Venter, Craig

(Encyclopedia) Venter, Craig (John Craig Venter), 1946–, American biotechnologist and pioneering genome mapper, b. Salt Lake City, grad. Univ. of California, San Diego (B.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1975).…

borax

(Encyclopedia) borax or sodium tetraborate decahydratesodium tetraborate decahydratesōˈdēəm tĕˌtrəbôrˈāt dĕkˌəhīˈdrāt [key], chemical compound, Na2B4O7·10H2O; sp. gr. 1.73; slightly soluble in cold…

Scafell

(Encyclopedia) ScafellScafellskôˈfĕlˈ [key] or Scawfell, mountain group, Cumbria, NW England, in the Lake District, in the Cumbrian Mts. It includes the peaks Scafell Pike (3,210 ft/978 m; highest in…

James Vear HANSEN, Congress, UT (1932)

HANSEN James Vear , a Representative from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, August 14, 1932; graduated from East High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1951; B.S., University of Utah…