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Incredible New Map Of Moon Shows Its Every Nook And Cranny
Hot damn, look at the freakin’ Moon!
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Take A Wild Guess Why Visiting 9000 Porn Sites On Your Government Computer Is A Dumb Idea
A United States Geological Survey employee allegedly infected the scientific agency’s networks with malware after visiting thousands of porn websites on their government-issued laptop. According to a report released this month from the Office of Inspector General, many of those sites had malware.
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Human-Caused Earthquakes Are So Common That US Geologists Had To Change Their Maps
For the first time ever, the United States Geological Survey has published earthquake hazard maps that includes both human-induced as well as naturally occurring earthquakes. USGS maps had previously only featured natural earthquake hazards, but thanks to the alarming rise of man-made quakes, the scientific body has now started to track both kinds.
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Induced Earthquakes In The US Could Get Pretty Nasty, Thanks To Fracking
Thanks to fracking and other injection processes, small earthquakes are the new normal in the American interior. That poses another, more ominous question. What does the Big One look like in Oklahoma?