The solar system—facts and information - National Geographic
网页2019年3月27日 · Known as natural satellites, they orbit planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and other debris. Among the planets, moons are more common in the outer reaches of the solar system. Mercury and Venus ...
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Red pandas, facts and photos - National Geographic
网页Red pandas, unlike black-and-white pandas, are not bears. Red pandas can poop the equivalent of their body weight in one week. Speaking of poop, during mating season male red pandas will leave out ...
Planet Mercury, explained - National Geographic
网页2018年10月19日 · Living up to its name, Mercury is the fastest planet in the solar system, speeding along at about 29 miles per second and completing each orbit around the sun in just 88 Earth days. Mercury is ...
Giant Panda - National Geographic
网页The giant panda has an insatiable appetite for bamboo. A typical animal eats half the day—a full 12 out of every 24 hours—and relieves itself dozens of times a day. It takes 28 pounds of ...
African elephant, facts and photos - National Geographic
网页African elephants have two fingerlike features on the end of their trunk that they can use to grab small items. (Asian elephants have just one.) Both male and female African elephants have tusks ...
Dinosaur extinction facts and information | National Geographic
网页July 31, 2019. • 6 min read. Abundant fossil bones, teeth, trackways, and other hard evidence have revealed that Earth was the domain of the dinosaurs for at least 230 million years. But so far ...
The Skinny on Nudism in the U.S. - National Geographic
网页2004年7月21日 · A recent national Roper poll, one of the two largest independent polling companies in the U.S., said 80 percent of the U.S. public agrees that it is okay to have a nude beach, as long as it is ...
Nuclear energy facts and information - National Geographic
网页2019年3月26日 · Nuclear energy's future as an electricity source may depend on scientists' ability to make it cheaper and safer. Nuclear power is generated by splitting atoms to release the energy held at the ...
Renewable energy, facts and information - National Geographic
网页2019年1月30日 · Hydropower is the world's biggest source of renewable energy by far, with China, Brazil, Canada, the U.S., and Russia the leading hydropower producers. While hydropower is theoretically a clean ...
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