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Below you will find a list of web pages, with each as a Different Genre, and all of which cover the Universe, Our Planet Earth along with global content.
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Below, you will find 14 web pages found under this Main Menu Choice "EARTH AND BEYOND": you can be taken to that genre topic in the topics list below each web page by clicking on that topic's blue hyperlink:
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Click on the blue hyperlink to be taken to that specific genre covered below:
  1. The Cosmos
  2. Our Planet Earth
  3. Environment
  4. Nature
  5. ​Nations
  6. International Relations 
  7. Religion
  8. ​Transportation​
  9. Agriculture
  10. Addictions, including to Substance Abuse and to Gambling
  11. Natural and Man-Made Disasters​
  12. War and Other Military Conflicts
  13. The Worst of Humanity
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Below are the Individual Web Pages and topics developed for each, To-Date:
THE COSMOS:As planets, solar systems, galaxies and other bodies beyond Earth:
  1. ​​Space Exploration
  2. Hubble Space Telescope
  3. Elon Musk and The Launch of SpaceX aboard the Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful rocket​
  4. History of Space Flight
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) including Timeline for Space Exploration and a List of NASA Missions
  6. Observatory including a List of Observatories around the Globe
  7. Planetarium --  A Listing of Planetariums
  8. Neil deGrasse Tyson
  9. Stephen Hawking (1942-2018)
  10. Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
  11. NASA'a Voyager Space Program: including a New York Times article about the Voyager: "A Reverie for the Voyager Probes, Humanity’s Calling Cards"
  12. Mars Landing of the Curiosity Rover (2012)
  13. Cape Canaveral Air Force Base
  14. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
  15. Vandenberg Air Force Base
  16. Space Shuttle Program (1972-2011) including a List of Space Shuttle Mission and Crews
  17. Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster (1986)
  18. Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster (2003)
  19. Kennedy Space Center
  20. Edwards Air Force Base
  21. International Space Station
  22. Expedition 1
  23. James Webb Space Telescope
  24. Human Space Flights, including a List of Human Space Flights
  25. Apollo Program (1961-1972)
  26. Apollo 11 (1969): Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin are the first to walk on the Moon
  27. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)
  28. The revolution in satellite technology means there are swarms of spacecraft no bigger than a loaf of bread in orbit (Washington Post 4/6/2021), thanks to Planet Labs
  29. NASA flies the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, in an otherworldly Wright brothers moment
  30. Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe
  31. Big Bang Theory (The) as Creation the Cosmos
  32. Our Universe
  33. Our Milky Way Galaxy
  34. Our Solar System, including its Major Planets
  35. All About Astronomy
  36. Space Telescopes, Featuring The James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope
  37. United States Space Force (Military Branch)
  38. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Astrophysics
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Our Planet Earth: Covers the Universe and all aspects of our planet Earth, with a footnote to read the web page "Environment" for Man's Role in creating global warming and other negative consequences.of Man's actions.
  1. Our Planet Earth, including its History​
  2. Nature and the Natural Wonders of the World
  3. ​Life on Earth
  4. Structure of the Earth
  5. Earthquakes including Man-Induced Earthquakes as well as a List of earthquakes striking in the United States
  6. Earth Science, including its Fields
  7. Natural Science
  8. Bodies of Water including a List by Category as well as Based on Salinity
  9. Waterfalls including a List by Country
  10. Land including a List of the Major Continents and Islands of the World (by Population)
  11. ​Geology
  12. Geography
  13. ​​Paleontology
  14. Insects including a List
  15. ​​Plants including a List of Plants by Common Name
  16. ​Animals including a List of Animals
  17. Gemstones including a List
  18. Rock (Stone) including a List of Rock Types​
  19. List of Diseases Carried by Insects that Impact Humans​
  20. List of Poisonous Plants
  21. Animal Sexual Behavior
  22. ​Amphibians including a List
  23. ​Reptiles, including a List
  24. ​Mammals
  25. ​Aquatic Animals as well as Marine Life
  26. ​Birds, Including a List of Bird Species
  27. ​Volcanoes including Types of Volcanic Eruptions as well as a List of Volcanic Eruptions by Death Toll​
  28. Gemstones including a List
  29. Rock (Stone) including a List of Rock Types
  30. Giant seamount discovered in Guatemala is nearly twice the height of the world’s tallest building (CNN) (Seamount Wikipedia)​
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Environment: Covering Mankind's Stewardship as Caretaker of the Planet in order to reduce and even eliminate man-made pollution contributing to climate changes like global warming, and otherwise what we can do to rectify the slow devastation of our Planet caused by humans. The practice of applying ecological solutions to reverse global warming is a task that we all need to face up to if life is to survive on this planet.

A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:
  1. The Environment
  2. Environment of the United States including Climate Change
  3. Biological Conservation
  4. Conservation of Energy Resources including in the United States
  5. Global Warming and its Causes and Effects
  6. Energy-Efficient Driving
  7. Habitat Conservation
  8. Conservation of Marine (Oceans) Ecosystems
  9. Soil Conservation
  10. Water Conservation
  11. Wetland Conservation
  12. Wildlife Conservation
  13. Nature Conservationists -- List of Prominent Conservationists
  14. Man-made Environmental Disaster: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
  15. Ecology
  16. Environmentally Friendly
  17. Hydraulic Fracturing (used to release Oil and Natural Gas as a Source of Energy) and its Environmental Impact
  18. Alternative Fuels that are safe for the Environment
  19. An Inconvenient Truth (2006 Documentary Film)
  20. Carbon Footprint and the EPA Carbon Footprint Calculator
  21. Converting Water into Energy Through Electrolysis
  22. Countries with the Greatest Pollution based on Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions
  23. Earth Day
  24. Earth's Eco-System
  25. Environmental Impact of the Petroleum Industry
  26. United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  27. Fuel Cell (see also Article by Scientific American (7/3/2008): Can Hydrogen derived from a Fuel Cell Economically Replace Gasoline?)
  28. Geothermal Energy, Geothermal Power, and Renewable Thermal Energy
  29. Government Ratings for Energy Efficiency (Energy Star)
  30. Greenhouse Gas
  31. How You Can Stop Global Warming by The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  32. Scientific Opinion on Climate Change
  33. How is the United Nations addressing Global Warming?
  34. Human Impact on the Environment
  35. Environmental Statutes enacted by the United States Federal Government.
  36. Actions by Governments and Non-profit Organizations to Protect Our Environment.
  37. Is Human Overpopulation of our Planet a Concern?
  38. Sustainability of Life on our Planet
  39. Man's Theological Stewardship as Caretaker of the Planet, with an emphasis on Christianity.
  40. Sustainable Energy and its Sources
  41. Water Resources and its Management including Water Treatment
  42. Timeline of Environmental History
  43. Environmental Science
  44. ​​Al Gore: Environmental Activist
  45. ​Waste Management including Recycling
  46. Energy Recycling combined with Energy Recovery
  47. Renewable Energy
  48. Energy Conservation
  49. Energy Conservation in the United States
  50. Natural Environment
  51. Natural Resources
  52. Energy created from Wind
  53. Hydroelectricity and Hydropower
  54. Bioenergy and Biomass
  55. Solar Energy
  56. 2017 Hurricane Season Hitting Landfall in the United States and Puerto Rico: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change
  57. Hazardous Waste and its Disposal
  58. Drinking Water Quality in the United States, including Flint Michigan's Contaminiated Water Supply (by CNN 4-18-2018)
  59. Paris Agreement (2015)
  60. Impact of Deforestation and Air Pollution on Our Oxygen Supply including "How Does Deforestation Affect the Air?"​
  61. Environmental Impact of the Coal Industry including the Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill (12/22/2008) 
  62. Economic Impact arising from Climate Change
  63. ​Climate Change Denial
  64. Clean Water Act
  65. Flint (Michigan) Water Crisis
  66. Pollution from Plastics
  67. Recycling in the United States
  68. Greenpeace along with a List of environmental and conservation organizations in the United States
  69. Forestry and its Care and Management, including Combatting the Global Impact of Deforestation
  70. Electric Vehicles, including the Electric Car and Requisite Charging Station Locations
  71. National Audubon Society
  72. National Geographic Society
  73. Environmental Organizations, including a List of Environmental Organizations by Country
  74. Environmental Policy of the Donald Trump Presidency
  75. Environmental Impact from Wildfires including the Amazon Rainforest Wildfires
  76. Climate Change, including Signs of Climate Change (according to NASA)
  77. ​Water Supply including our Water Supply Network, Water Treatment, and Water Purification
  78. The Most Hazardous Contaminated Places and Where They Are: Superfund and Superfund Sites
  79. Natural Resources Defense Council
  80. Environmental Issues
  81. Friends of the Earth (Environmental Group)
  82. ​Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags in the United States including Recycling of Plastics
  83. The Sierra Club
  84. Smokey Bear
  85. Global Goals Set forth by the United Nations to Make Life Better for Everyone
  86. Environmentalist, including a List of Prominent Environmentalists
  87. Tidal and Wave Power
  88. ​Religion and Environmentalism, including a Focus on Christian Views
  89. Electric Vehicles
  90. Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
  91. (Environmentally-friendly) Green Vehicles
  92. Climate of Antartica
  93. Weather including Extreme Weather, Meteorology, and Weather Forecasting
  94. Carbon-neutral Fuel, including Biofuel
  95. Greta Thunberg, Swedish Environmentalist
  96. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: "A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us". (NY Times)
  97. The World's Most Polluted Capital City: New Delhi, India was the worst of any capital city in the world by a large margin (April 4, 2022)
  98. Sustainability of Life on our Planet
  99. Jane Goodall, Environmentalist
  100. Pollution (Global)
  101. Plastic Pollution, including Marine Plastic Pollution along with Plastic Recyling Programs
  102. Effects of Climate Change
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The Nature Web Page ​Covers  All Forms of Nature found around the World: A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:
  1. Natural science
  2. Paleontology
  3. Insects including a List
  4. Plants including a List of Plants by Common Name
  5. Animals including a List of Animals
  6. List of Diseases Carried by Insects that Impact Humans
  7. List of Poisonous Plants
  8. Animal Sexual Behavior
  9. Amphibians including a List
  10. Reptiles, including a List
  11. Mammals
  12. Aquatic Animals as well as Marine Life
  13. Birds, Including a List of Bird Species
  14. Mother Nature
  15. Wildlife, including a List of Endangered Species as managed by the World Wide Fund for Nature
  16. Domestic Animals, including a List
  17. Natural History Museums, including a List of Natural History Museums in the United States
  18. The Evolution of Sexual Reproduction (across all species)
  19. Sexual Reproduction (across all species)
  20. Animal Planet (TV Series: 2018-Present)
  21. Nature and the Natural Wonders of the World
  22. Natural environment
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Nations: around the World and in all its various forms of rule (e.g., democracy, monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship, etc.) (Click on "Democracy in the United States" for the forms of Federal, State and Local Governments in the United States)
  1. ​Nations Around the World
  2. ​Sovereign States, including a List of Sovereign States
  3. United Nations and the UN Security Council including a List of Member States, and UN's Specialized Agencies
  4. Representative Democracies, e.g., The United States, which is a Federal Republic
  5. Direct Democracy, e.g., Switzerland
  6. Federation, e.g., Australia
  7. Unitary State, e.g., Bolivia​
  8. Autocracy, including The Politics of Russia
  9. Democracy Index by Country​
  10. Coalition Governments, including a List of Countries with Coalition Governments
  11. ​Authoritarian Rule
  12. Confederation Government, e.g., Canada
  13. Countries ruled by Dictatorships e.g., The Government of China
  14. Countries Ruled by Religious Leaders
  15. United Kingdom, including the Monarchy of the United Kingdom
  16. Canada, a Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy
  17. The Federation of Mexico including Tourism in Mexico, Tourism in Mexico and the Mexican Drug War
  18. Supranational Union, e.g., the European Union and its Member States
  19. The Island Nation of Japan
  20. Corruption Perception Index for all Countries
  21. ​Government including a List of Forms of Government and Systems of Government
  22. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including its Member States
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International Relations covers interrelationship of Politics, Economics and Law between Countries:

Click on any of the blue hyperlinks below to be taken to that topic:
  1. International Relations including Politics, Economics and Law
  2. Global Trade including Timeline of International Trade
  3. International Politics including Geopolitics
  4. Political Science
  5. Economics, including International Economics
  6. Law, including International Law
  7. United Nations and the UN Security Council including a List of Member States, and UN's Specialized Agencies
  8. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), including a List of its Member States
  9. World Health Organization (WHO)
  10. World Trade Organization (WTO) including a List of WTO Member States
  11. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  12. International Trade
  13. Globalization
  14. Geneva Conventions
  15. Global Justice
  16. ​Global Financial System
  17. Diplomacy
  18. ​International Security
  19. Foreign Policy including Foreign Policy Analysis
  20. Economic Development in conjunction with Economic Integration
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Religion: Herein, we cover the Major Religions as practiced throughout the World, focusing on Christianity and its various denominations that form the major religion for Americans
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A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:
  1. ​​The World's Greatest Religions based on the Followers:
  2. Christianity: 2.2 Billion Followers 
  3. Islam: 1.6 Billion Followers
  4. Hinduism: 1.1 Billion Followers
  5. Chinese folk religion: Up to 1 Billion Followers
  6. Buddhism
  7. Agnosticism
  8. Pew Survey of the major religions including their denominations in America
  9. Christian Denominations
  10. Christian Evangelicals
  11. Christianity: The Catholic Church, its Missions and Healthcare Facilities
  12. ​Major Religions in the United States
  13. Christianity: Protestant Denominations
  14. Christianity Protestant Denomination: Baptist including a List of Prominent Baptists along with Baptist Beliefs
  15. Christianity Protestant Denomination: Lutheran
  16. Christianity Protestant Denomination: Methodist
  17. Christianity Protestant Denomination: Presbyterian (USA)
  18. Christianity Protestant Denomination: Presbyterian
  19. Christianity: Episcopal Church
  20. Pentecostalism
  21. Christian Orthodoxy
  22. Christian Liturgical year
  23. A 2009 Article by Time Magazine: "Helping Christians Reconcile God with Science"
  24. Church of Scientology
  25. Islam: Shia
  26. Islam: Sunni
  27. Judaism
  28. Christianity & Judaism: God's Ten Commandments
  29. Mormons
  30. Amish
  31. Public’s Views on Human Evolution (A 2013 PewResearchCenter Survey)
  32. The Christian Bible
  33. Religions and Denominations supporting Mankind's responsibility as Steward of the Planet including Christian views on Environmentalism
  34. The Holy City of Jerusalem
  35. ​​Youth Christian Organizations including the YMCA and YWCA
  36. Billy Graham
  37. Man's Theological Stewardship as Caretaker of the Planet, with an emphasis on Christianity.
  38. ​​The History of Religions
  39. ​Christianity Today (Magazine)
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Transportation: covers all means of transportation (passengers or freight), whether by land (auto and other transit), air, or by sea, and including technological advancements in transportation means.
  1. ​Transportation in the United States
  2. Smart Traffic Light Technology​​
  3. Are "Driverless Cars" in your Future? Reports by "The Guardian" and "Consumer Reports" cite the risks as well as the rewards.
  4. Rail Transportation in the United States
  5. ​​​History of Transportation including a Timeline​
  6. Aviation Including a List of Aviation Pioneers
  7. Commuter Rail including Light Rail in the United States
  8. Amtrak
  9. ​Passenger Ships, including Cruise Ships along with a List of the Largest Cruise Ships
  10. ​​​​​​​​Aerospace Manufacturers including a List by Revenue
  11. Trucking Industry in the United States
  12. United States Department of Transportation
  13. History of the automobile
  14. Collision-avoidance Vehicles
  15. Transportation network company including a List of Transportation Companies by Country
  16. Boeing (Commericial and Military Aircraft)
  17. ​The Importance of Maintaining  Infrastructure in the United States including Critical Infrastructure
  18. World-wide Automotive Industry, including  a List of Automobiles manufactured by Country along with Major Car Manufacturers Headquartered in the United States
  19. Interstate Highway System
  20. Cargo vs. Container Ships and Why container ships probably won't get bigger (BBC)
  21. Tesla, Inc. (American multinational automotive and clean energy company)
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​Agriculture (land-based): includes the different crops and livestock found in America and around the world, along with the Government programs that support/regulate agriculture and the science of agriculture today.
  1. ​Agriculture in the United States including advancements in Agricultural Machinery used in farming, as well as Agricultural Commerce: from the farm to your local supermarket!
  2. United States Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration
  3. History of Agriculture, including a Timeline of Agriculture and Food Technology​
  4. ​American Farm Bureau Federation
  5. 4-H Youth Organization
  6. Agronomy
  7. Organic Farming
  8. EcoAgriculture
  9. Agricultural Science
  10. Crop Farming including Intensive Crop Farming
  11. ​List of Most Valuable Crops and Livestock Products
  12. Cattle, including a List of Cattle Breeds
  13. Dairy Farming and Processing
  14. Precision Agriculture including Top Ten Technologies
  15. Agricultural Cooperative
  16. Agricultural Machinery, including a List of Agricultural Machinery
  17. Vertical Farming
  18. Animal Husbandry
  19. Agribusiness
  20. The Family Farm vs. Corporate Farming
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Addictions: whether to nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, drugs and other substances (e.g., opioids) -- but also other forms of cultural dependency (e.g., gambling). Also included are recovery programs or groups, e.g. "Alcoholics Anonymous"
  1. Addictions including Compulsive Behaviors (e.g., Gambling)
  2. Addictive Personality
  3. Substance Abuse
  4. The Opioid Epidemic focusing on the United States
  5. Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependence
  6. Controlled Substances Act (1970) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  7. Sexual Addiction
  8. Smartphone Addiction
  9. Celebrities who died due to a Drug or Alcohol Overdose
  10. American Tobacco Industry and Their Political Lobbying
  11. Electronic Cigarette (aka "Vaping")
  12. Nicotine Addiction Creates Dependency
  13. Smoking Tobacco and its Health Effects
  14. The War on Drugs and the Opioid Epidemic in the United States
  15. Nicotine Replacement Therapy to quit smoking and reduce the risk of Lung Cancer
  16. Cannabis Use Disorder
  17. Video Game Addiction
  18. Heroin Addiction
  19. Opium and Opiates, including Opium Production in Afghanistan
  20. Methamphetamine ("Meth")
  21. Psychological effects of Internet use  including Internet addiction disorder
  22. Alcoholics Anonymous and the Betty Ford Center
  23. Recreational Drug Use
  24. List of Celebrity Deaths from Drug Overdose and Alcohol Intoxication
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Natural and Man-made Disasters: Covers Natural and Man-made Disasters resulting in a loss of life, property, and/or livelihood. Including mankind's slow destruction of the Planet through Global Warming. See also "Environment".
  1. ​Natural Disasters In the United States
  2. Man-made Disasters including a List by Category
  3. Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig, its Explosion and Oil Spill (2010)​
  4. List of Industrial Disasters
  5. Earthquakes including Man-Induced Earthquakes as well as a List of earthquakes striking in the United States
  6. Tropical Cyclone
  7. ​Tornadoes, including Tornado Alley
  8. ​Aviation Accidents and Incidents, including a List of Crashes with at least 50 Fatalities
  9. Mining Accidents
  10. List of Disasters in the United States by Death Toll​ ​
  11. ​COVID-19 Global Pandemic
  12. ​2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic and its Toll on Human Life
  13. ​Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  14. Impact of 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic on Education
  15. Coronavirus disease Pandemic (2019)
  16. Impact of 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic on Public Transport
  17. Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on politics
  18. Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the food industry including the Meat Industry in the United States
  19. Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on Sports
  20. Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the United States military
  21. ​​​​​​​Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in the United States
  22. Impact of 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic on Long-term Care Facilities
  23. Mental Health during the 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
  24. Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  25. Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic
  26. Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States [Timeline 10/2/2021]
  27. The record-breaking tornadoes that swept the United States, by the numbers: Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021
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War and Other Military Conflicts: whether between Countries, or Internal Civil Wars, including civilian and military targets


















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