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Extreme Places
Explore Earth's extreme environments, the processes that create them and the methods used to investigate places that are difficult to reach.
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The Deepest Places on Earth—and What Lives There
Visit Challenger Deep, hadal trenches, deep rock and subglacial lakes to discover how life persists in Earth’s most extreme depths.
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