The massive spider seen crawling across the sky on a glowing web is pure fiction, but the concept alludes to something called the cosmic web, which is the large-scale organization of matter and dark matter in the universe: Thin filaments of normal matter and dark matter connect clusters of galaxies, like roadways between major cities.
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Houston is one of the least-dense cities in the world. However, U.S. Census figures show the city, and its surrounding area, is one of the fastest-growing urban centers in the United States, resulting in more roadways and buildings covering the land near rivers and creeks that drain into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Nearly a week after Typhoon Haiyan devastated parts of the Philippines, destroyed roadways are hampering efforts to get aid to hundreds of thousands of people in dire need of basic supplies.
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Armed with a chain saw, Panama City resident Johnny Gonzalez was sawing through as many fallen trees as it takes to clear roadways and driveways.
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