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    Snowball Earth evidence points to volcanoes

    What time zones are used at the North Pole and South Pole? © Getty Images
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    What time zones are used at the North Pole and South Pole?

    The thought experiment: What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning?
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    The thought experiment: What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning?

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